Re: WSS 3 Backup Permissions on SBS 2003

You might want to write a batch file to delete the directories just before you run the command line utility. You can have 5 directories, one for each day of the week and create the batch file runs as a task (different task for each day) and schedule it to run every day. The batch file can delete the directory and then run the stsadm.exe utility

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Costas


"Neil Jordan" <Neil.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ea9uaVNEIHA.4684@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Costas

I understand what you said in the first place - I was just saying that I started to use that one, but worked out that it was the wrong one.

Shame about having to manually remove the folders.


"Costas" <cpstechgroup@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:u9N5sQNEIHA.1184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Neil,

The version 2.0 is for WSS 2.0 (companyweb). This isn't the one you want. I posted that just to make sure you don't run the wrong one. As far as having multiple copies, I'm not aware of any way to reduce the number of backups. You can manually delete the directories if you get to have too many of them. But as a backup process, this is the one that will restore everything if the server crashes.

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Costas


"Neil Jordan" <Neil.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eOLSWHNEIHA.1316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Costas

I did try to use the -directory option, but I don't want to keep lots of copies of the backup, unless you can tell me how to achieve this with this command?

Managed to find the v2 command to start with, but quickly realised it was the wrong one!

Neil


"Costas" <cpstechgroup@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FAFB722A-4C89-43AD-B9EB-FBD2B2085EDE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If you don't have documents in the site , I would delete the site and try to restore it from the backup. If you have documents already try restoring it to a different site. One thing to keep in mind, is that by using the '-filename' switch you basically back up the site collection only, not the farm.

If you want to backup the whole farm, you need to use the '-directory' switch which will create a directory similar to the one created when you use Central Administration. http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/WSS/en/library/5b2aa5ff-ddbf-46fe-8738-e4d6434c655e1033.mspx?mfr=true

One last thing... make sure you run stsadm from the '\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12' directory, because there is another stsadm.exe application in the '.....\60' directory which is the one for version 2.0

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Costas


"Neil Jordan" <Neil.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ujIMRxMEIHA.1184@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes, good suggestions. Is it best to test the restore back to another site?


"Costas" <cpstechgroup@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EC60C3F0-C6F9-4A60-9070-101C403C080E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That will work but I would do two things. First I will test it to make sure it restores, and then I'll have a couple of batch jobs to make sure that I keep at least two backups for the 'just in case' scenario.

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Costas


"Neil Jordan" <Neil.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OzRXJkMEIHA.4684@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
stsadm -o backup -url http://intranet -filename d:\sharepoint.bak\intranet.bak -overwrite -backupmethod full


"Costas" <cpstechgroup@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F534CCE5-A117-4FB3-A5BE-DE08594CEE85@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
What is the exact command you use?

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Costas


"Neil Jordan" <Neil.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ug7bubMEIHA.1316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes

I have now altered to use -filename rather than -directory so that I can overwrite daily

Is this ok to do?

Neil


"Costas" <cpstechgroup@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:23B6B6F0-4730-4515-92D4-FBE4CEF3E5C3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Neil,

Did you use a UNC path? (e.g. \\ServerName\Share)

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Costas


"Neil Jordan" <Neil.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O88slMMEIHA.4332@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That was there, but it seems not to like using a share, regardless of how it is secured.

Is there any way to limit the number of backups stored, or overwrite the old one each time?

Neil


"Petja Mihelj" <petja.mihelj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ff4v8k$1rs$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You must give to folder on NTSF permissions NETWORK SERVICE full access



"Neil Jordan" <Neil.Jordan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> je napisal v sporoèilo news:%23M3FzeLEIHA.4332@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ...
I have a folder ready but I just can't get the permissions right on the folder to make it work - can anyone give me the answer?

Thanks

Neil




















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