Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Server 2008 system state backups

2008-06-26 07:38:18
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Server 2008 system state backups
From: Frank Sweetser <fs AT WPI DOT EDU>
To: Chris Sarginson <chris.sarginson AT ukfast DOT net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:37:58 -0400
Chris Sarginson wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I am currently having some problems with running a System state backup 
> called via a script using ClientRunBeforeJob.  The script calls the 
> wbadmin.exe as follows:
> 
> C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe START SYSTEMSTATEBACKUP -backupTarget:d: 
> -quiet
> 
> The output I get from Bacula is as follows:
> 
> 26-Jun 12:25 bkup_client JobId 192: ClientRunBeforeJob: run command 
> "C:/windows/sysstate.bat"
> 26-Jun 12:25 bkup_client JobId 192: ClientRunBeforeJob:
> 26-Jun 12:25 bkup_client JobId 192: ClientRunBeforeJob: 
> C:\Windows\system32>C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe START 
> SYSTEMSTATEBACKUP -backupTarget:d: -quiet
> 26-Jun 12:25 bkup_client JobId 192: ClientRunBeforeJob: 
> 'C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe' is not recognized as an internal or 
> external command,
> 26-Jun 12:25 bkup_client JobId 192: ClientRunBeforeJob: operable program 
> or batch file.
> 26-Jun 12:25 bkup_client JobId 192: Error: Runscript: ClientRunBeforeJob 
> returned non-zero status=1. ERR=Unknown error
> 26-Jun 12:25 Ziff-dir JobId 192: Fatal error: Bad response to 
> ClientRunBeforeJob command: wanted 2000 OK RunBefore
> , got 2905 Bad RunBeforeJob command
> 
> Running the bat file manually works without issue, and I have also 
> changed the user the service runs as, but still get the same error.
> 
> Does anyone have any pointers with regards to this, I've had a look 
> through the archives and not come up with much.
> 
> Bacula Server is Bacula-2.2.8 Sourceforge RPM, Fedora Linux
> Client is 2.4.0 Windows 2008 x86_64

That's because in Windows, 64 bit stuff uses system32, and 32 bit stuff such
as Bacula uses systemWOW64.

http://wiki.bacula.org/doku.php?id=faq#why_do_my_client_side_scripts_fail_on_64_bit_windows

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