Re: Location of Windows Backup Logfile?

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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It seems you are still too restrictive. First you looked only
for files called "ntbackup.*', and now you're looking for
the right files but only in the Windows folder. If you cannot
find a file then you must RELAX your criteria.

Sorry I wasn't clearer, but I searched for all files with backup anywhere in
the filename across the entire C: drive. The logfile doesn't appear to be
getting created.


Profile folders are usually kept in c:\Documents and Settings,
not in C:\Windows. A small amount of nosing about reveals
that backup jobs running under the System account will leave
their log files under the "Default User" profile.

I understand regarding standard location of profiles in c:\Documents and
Settings. But for whatever reason I have also noticed on some machines
that the system profile appears to have a special reserved location that is
completely different.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile

Does that folder have some special purpose and it is not the actual profile
directory?

To the extent I could not locate the logfile with backup in its filename on
the entire file system, it is not in Default Users either.

--
Will


Start digging, but be serious this time!


"Will" <westes-usc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So in that case the backup job is being run as SYSTEM, and the system's
profile is in

C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile

I don't see any logfile in any subdirectory under that. Is there some
other place SYSTEM scheduled tasks might put their output?

I don't find any file backup*.log located on the boot device. I found
many
items when searching on string "backup" but nont of those appear to be
Backup logfiles. There is a c:\windows\security\logs\backup.log, but
that
appears to be an unrelated application.

--
Will


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Will" <westes-usc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Where does Windows Server 2003 store the Backup program's logfile each
time
you run Backup from the command line? I thought it was
ntbackup.log,
but I am not locating any file with such a name anywhere on the file
system.

--
Will

It's backup??.log and they are kept deep inside your profile folder.
When you do a search then it pays not to be too specific. When
you look for ntbackup.* then you won't find anything. However,
when you look for file names containing "backup" then you will
find then immediately.






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