Re: NT Backup scheduled job not working

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:27:43 +1000

"Michael" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5a0c01c4811f$576d59d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have scheduled a daily backup of a local (compressed)
> volume from a PDC to a folder on another server but it
> doesn't run. Both servers are running Windows 2000 Server
> Standard. Separate backup software also runs on these
> machines but at a different time. Nothing obvious (to me)
> in Event Viewer. No log file created for the scheduled
> job.
>
> I've set it up according to MS instructions and it runs
> fine as a one-off job but when scheduled it doesn't
> appear to run (the destination file doesn't change
> regardless of wether or not the schedule is set to append
> or replace). There are no error messages and the Task
> Scheduler service is running.
>
> We can run the job manually each day but would like to
> automate it so that it runs at a time when no files are
> open. Any suggestions?
>
>
> jky

You write "no log file created for the scheduled job". I remain
to be convinced. Did you have a look in the Task Scheduler
under the Advanced pull-down menu?

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