Re: NTBackup will not schedule.

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 08/15/04

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    Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:04:23 -0400
    
    

    Tim S Kemp wrote:
    > anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
    >> Sorry Pegasus but I've tried it many many times and it
    >> DOES NOT work on 2003 at least. You have to create the
    >> job and schedule from the console, then you can remote
    >> desktop to change the scheduled time. But every time I
    >> tried to create a NTbackup job from Remote Desktop, the
    >> job simply didn't start/run... Error message was Job
    >> Could Not Start. I also tried scheduling a Server Reboot
    >> and this, as well, didn't run.
    >
    > Hmmm, force of habit from NT I suppose but if I'm using NT backup on a
    > server I create a batch file then schedule the batch file to run
    > manually, never seems to fail and I've got servers running on sites
    > I've never visited - remote desktop is my friend!

    Come to think of it, I always use scheduled batch files, too. Perhaps that's
    it. I prefer all the cool options one can configure with a good ole
    fashioned batch file.


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