Ok - not exactly true.
If you create a new task and select a mapped drive, it converts it to the unc path and works great.
If you have imported tasks from Backup11 - the backup fails for those mapped location (until you go update them)
However - I have a case where I need to use a drive letter.
Maybe there is a better way to accomplish
The issue is sometimes the computer(laptop) is at home - other times at the office; at home there is an external usb drive - at work a mapped drive.
I have a script that makes sure the drive letters are same at either place. That has worked well in Backup11. - Is there a better way(other than FTP)?
Does not like Mapped Drives
Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
Should work exactly the same if you are running the program as an application. As a service, you need to run it under an user which have access rights to the folders.
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Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
Not sure what that means/meant - in relation to the my issue of needing to use a Mapped drive litter.. not the unc
Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
If you want to use the mapped drive and not the UNC path, just uncheck this option under the engine tab. But run the program as an application (or as a service but only not under the local service account)
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Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
Lol -- I just saw/found that option..
Sorry to wasted time...
Sorry to wasted time...
Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
Sorry - I have to come back to this..
I cleared that flag.
reselected the destination location which select as drive letter and it did not covert to UNC.
when I ran a backup
I get "err ...couldn't be created: (3) The system cannot find the path specified:..."
Switch it back to UNC, only thing changed; it works fine - In other words - I do not think it is a user rights issue or with whether is it running as applications or service (or how the service it set up) .
regardless - I did try to switch to run as application (not service) - same err.
- I tried to impersonate the user - same error.
- when I have it as a service it is using a regular account.
I cleared that flag.
reselected the destination location which select as drive letter and it did not covert to UNC.
when I ran a backup
I get "err ...couldn't be created: (3) The system cannot find the path specified:..."
Switch it back to UNC, only thing changed; it works fine - In other words - I do not think it is a user rights issue or with whether is it running as applications or service (or how the service it set up) .
regardless - I did try to switch to run as application (not service) - same err.
- I tried to impersonate the user - same error.
- when I have it as a service it is using a regular account.
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Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
That's interesting. It as an application, the program should behave exactly as it is was you (the user) copying the files. Sorry, no idea then.
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Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
I should add this is on a system which had been using backup11.
Backup11 task were imported and being used here.
Also I have tested on another system same behavior UNC works; mapped drive doesn't
if it matter 1 computer is in an AD-Domain, the other is in a workgroup.
Backup11 task were imported and being used here.
Also I have tested on another system same behavior UNC works; mapped drive doesn't
if it matter 1 computer is in an AD-Domain, the other is in a workgroup.
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Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
And there is no impersonation?
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Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Luis Cobian
Cobian Backup's creator
Re: Does not like Mapped Drives
In the "normal" condition no
but I did test it with it as well.
but I did test it with it as well.
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