NTbackup not unsetting archive bit

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Davy - 30 May 2008 18:25 GMT

I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.
Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on
a simple MS network.
Although files are backed up OK, the 'file ready for
archiving' bit is not unset on each file. Therefore the
daily differential NTbackup backs up the files all over
again.

I am wondering if the 'file ready for archiving' bit is
not unset on a network computer?

Anybody know?

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Mark Blain - 30 May 2008 22:41 GMT

> I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.
> Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on
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>
> Anybody know?

A previous posting recommended the share permissions on the XP box be
changed to allow NTbackup write access.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_thread/
thread/40672ef133d0a635/0de44287e4ebb72f#0de44287e4ebb72f

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Davy - 31 May 2008 15:56 GMT

> Davy <me@removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in
> news:Xns9AAEBB74C5023meremoveallthistextc@

216.196.109.145:

>> I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.
>> Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on
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> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/brows
> e_thread/thread/40672ef133d0a635/0de44287e4ebb72f#

0de44287e4ebb72f

Mark,
think you may be right; I have researched it a bit
further and it appears that the user account doing the
backing up may need 'backup operator' priviliges on the
XP machine.
Davy

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Pegasus (MVP) - 31 May 2008 10:17 GMT

>I am running NTbackup from a Windows 2000 workstation.
> Monthly it backs up data on two Windows XP workstations on
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>
> Anybody know?

Let's have a look at your backup command!

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