Re: Security Access Issues with Veritas 9.1

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From: Scott (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 05:38:36 -0700

I had the same problem when we first went to Windows
2003, I solved it by switching the user to the system
logon account. Now it works fine.

Just a thought,

Scott

>-----Original Message-----
>Sjones <Sjones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I have Windows Server 2003 with Exchange Server 2003 &
using Veritas 9.1 with
>>Exchange agent. I have been backing up both
information store and individual
>>mailboxes for some time with no problem.
>>
>>Veritas now will no longer access the mailboxes (still
properly accesses the
>>fill information store) based on the security
credentials. When checking
>>the block to backup the mailboxes, Veritas prompts for
logon credentials &
>>rejects the domain administrator user/password as
having proper security
>>rights. This is the system logon I have always used.
>>
>>There is nothing on the Veritas knowledge base to give
a clue - it indicates
>>the user credential simply lack the proper security to
Exchange and should be
>>corrected.
>>
>>This started about the same time that I added a second
domain controller to
>>active directory using the domain controller wizard -
that process went fine
>>& both machine perform fine & appear to accept &
replicate AD info. However,
>>the very next day Veritas stopped being able to access
the individual
>>mailboxes for backup.
>>
>>Can there be a corrolation?
>
>Can't see why the addition on a new DC would stop that.
Check the
>properties of a user mailbox and see what rights the
backup account
>has, I suspect that you should see "Full Mailbox Access"
granted to
>that account, if you don't then check the Veritas
documenatation to
>see what it is they want the rights set to.
>
>
>Mark Arnold MCSA MCSE+M MVP,
>FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm
>Blog: http://www.msexchange.me.uk
>.
>

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