Re: back not backing up

the log had this in it
Command Line Problem: A valid backup operation was not specified on the
command line.

and the test folder did get created

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> There is a time lapse of 2 minutes between the start and the end
> of your batch file. Presumably this is the time it took for ntbackup
> to figure out that it was unable to complete the task. The next
> steps are obvious:
> - Post the whole ntbackup command line
> - Post c:\test.err
> - Post the backup??.log pertaining to this run.
> - State if the folder ?:\Test was successfully created.
>
> "alex" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A7D64FA5-52DC-45E6-868F-63B00C957990@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I just did it and the log put this out
> >
> > Fri 11/18/2005 20:32:00.46 Start of task
> > User=wink, Path=C:\Program Files\Windows Resource
> Kits\Tools\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
> > ErrorLevel of c:\Tools\YourTask.exe=87
> > Fri 11/18/2005 20:32:02.50 End of task
> >
> >
> > "alex" wrote:
> >
> > > I forgot about that i am doing full back-ups of system state and all
> > > information on the server drives which are local not networked drives. I
> am
> > > using the main administrator account which has access to everything so
> that
> > > rules out your thinking of networked drives and the account without
> correct
> > > permissions. I will give your idea a try and report back...
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm glad to read that the backup log files were there after
> > > > all. If you're serious about your backup operation then
> > > > you will have to examine them once a week.
> > > >
> > > > You're not telling us what you're backing up to. I suspect
> > > > it's a networked drive. I also suspect that you're using
> > > > an account for the scheduled task that has insufficient
> > > > access rights to that drive. Copy the command line from
> > > > the scheduled task into the following batch file:
> > > >
> > > > @echo off
> > > > echo %date% %time% Start of task > c:\test.log
> > > > echo User=%UserName%, Path=%path% >> c:\test.log
> > > > md x:\Test 1>>c:\test.log 2>c:\test.err
> > > > ntbackup @... / / / 1>>c:\test.log 2>c:\test.err
> > > > echo ErrorLevel of c:\Tools\YourTask.exe=%ErrorLevel% >> c:\test.log
> > > > echo %date% %time% End of task >> c:\test.log
> > > >
> > > > Where it says "md x:\Test", place your actual backup drive letter.
> > > >
> > > > Now run this batch file under the Task Scheduler, then examine
> > > > the two log files. I suspect it will make it very clear why your
> > > > jobs fail.
> > > >
> > > > "alex" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:EC96587E-4A56-4B60-8F89-70F4B9E5F5B9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > they say Cannot locate the specified media or backup device. This
> backup
> > > > > operation will terminate.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > When i do it myself it works but what can i do to make it work by
> Task
> > > > > Scheduler ?
> > > > >
> > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Look in "c:\documents and settings" for files called
> > > > > > "backup*.log". They are located in the profile folder
> > > > > > of the account under which you ran the backup job.
> > > > > > The command
> > > > > > dir /s "%userprofile%\..\backup*.log"
> > > > > > will find them for you if you still think they are not there.
> > > > > > What do they contain?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "alex" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:177B17EA-FD7B-4650-B7A9-31CF1AC45447@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > I don't have log files and the event log doesn't say much
> besides RSM
> > > > was
> > > > > > > started and then the next event says RSM was stopped. Like it
> tried
> > > > but
> > > > > > did
> > > > > > > go....
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "alex" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > > > > news:4A1A3314-45C4-4F8E-B6D3-38D535A5BA9A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > > > All of our servers are running w2k3 and using the back-up
> software
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > comes
> > > > > > > > > with it, i have it the servers to be backed up with
> Scheduled
> > > > Tasks
> > > > > > and do
> > > > > > > > > full back-ups and overwrite whatever is on the tape but it's
> not
> > > > > > working.
> > > > > > > > If
> > > > > > > > > i do manually it works fine what can i do to make this work?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > There are three types of logs that relate to scheduled
> > > > > > > > backup jobs that use ntbackup.exe:
> > > > > > > > - The event logger
> > > > > > > > - backupxx.log in your profile folder
> > > > > > > > - The log maintained by the Task Scheduler under "Advanced".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > What do they report?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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