>>>>> On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:53:17 +0100, Chris Sarginson said:
>
> Frank Sweetser wrote:
> >
> > Actually, that sounds like it's exactly the problem. Let me explain more
> > fully.
> >
> > On 32 bit Windows, system32 contains 32 bit libraries and binaries.
> > Simple enough.
> >
> > On 64 bit Windows, however, since so many things just directly reference
> > the system32 directory, system32 contains all of the 64 bit binaries and
> > libraries.
> >
> > Now obviously, when a 32 bit program tries to run, it will be most
> > unhappy if it ends up inadvertently trying to use 64 bit libraries. So,
> > in order to work around this, all attempts to access system32 by 32 bit
> > programs get redirected to syswow64, which contains all of the 32 bit
> > libraries.
> >
> > So, when Bacula tries to run C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe Windows
> > will silently remap it to look for C:\Windows\sysWOW64\wbadmin.exe
> > which, as you have pointed out, doesn't exist. Since the remapping
> > happens in the background, without Bacula being aware of it, you get a
> > completely misleading error message.
> >
> > The workaround is to make a copy of wbadmin.exe in some place where the
> > remapping won't occur, which will allow Bacula to find it.
> >
> > Does that explanation make more sense?
> >
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> Whilst I am with what you are saying on here, surely the script backend
> that the batch file calls when it is executed in order to execute the
> application is 64bit?
Probably not. When Bacula runs the batch file, it does it using
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe, which is also mapped to the 32-bit
C:\Windows\sysWOW64\cmd.exe.
__Martin
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