[plug] Backups

[Nevile Pires]

>
> Sorry about all the questions I'm just trying to get an idea of
> how backup exec
> works.

Not a problem, thanks for the reply

> Nevile Pires wrote:
>
> > The agent starts up with a daemon.
>

> Is the same agent used for browse and backup?
Not too sure

> Is the agent started as root?
Yes

> If run as root does the backup agent change userid after starting?
No
> Can you see anything in the log at all about your NT box trying
> to connect?
Yes it says Access Denied underneath the heading for connecting to Linux
Server, below is a quick example of some of the the notes shown in the log,

	Access denied to directory \.automount.
	Access denied to directory \bak.
	Access denied to directory \bin.
	Access denied to file \bin\bash.
	Unable to open the file \bin\bash - skipped.
	Access denied to file \bin\sh.
	Unable to open the file \bin\sh - skipped.
	Access denied to file \bin\sleep.
	Unable to open the file \bin\sleep - skipped.
	Access denied to directory \boot.
	Access denied to directory \dev.
	Access denied to file \dev\atibm.
	Unable to open the file \dev\atibm - skipped.
	Access denied to file \dev\audio.
	Unable to open the file \dev\audio - skipped.
	Access denied to file \dev\audio1.
	Unable to open the file \dev\audio1 - skipped.
	The file \dev\aztcd in use - skipped.

A bit curious as too why access is denied when I log in as root and the
agent.conf file uses the root account password to try and gain access to the
directories/files to backup.

> Do you know what ports the agent is trying to use?
No
> Have you any packet filtering setup on the Linux box?
No


Thanking you for any help received.

Nevile
>