Hello Dennis,

Running the save command with Debug level 3 might yield more info --
something like this in a command window on the Windows 2003 client:

save -s ecnfds.ad.intra -vvvvv -m nrgpad2.nrgnet.intra -L -D 3

Thanks,
_Scott

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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
Behalf Of Voetelink D.
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 8:47 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] VSS failed to initialize for directives

MIchael Leone wrote:

> One of the things that EMC Tech Support has me try is to stop NW
services; 
> enable Removable Storage Service; try using NTBackup (getting the
SYSTEM 
> STATE option), and see if that works. It will invariably work, and NW
will 
> then either start to work, or continue on merrily failing. :-) 

Tried it, the ntbackup indeed succeeded without any problems.
Alas, the networker backup kept failing... *snif*

Dennis

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