Automatic Database Backup
I'm trying to change the backup target for automatic database backup for Inventory and Deploy; however, if I change it to a network share, I get the message "Invalid Backup Location". I know the credentials I'm using work on the target share, and they are domain admin credentials. What could cause that?
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Are you specifying the target as a UNC path or mapped drive? If your Background Service is running as a different user, does that user have access to the target?
UNC target like this: \\computername\c$\backup
Background service is running as the same user account.
Rob - is the user account in the Administrators group? The C$ is a part of administrative shares with restricted access. They are (in Win7 and up) blocked for external access by default. To enabe it you have to set:
REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001 /f
If I remember correctly, it work only on PRO editions of windows.
I suggest you create a share on the backup folder itself. Then set the share permissions (Sharing tab) to everyone with full access and restrict the access with appropriate settings on the Security tab.
SelfMan-
Yes, the account is a member of the domain admins group and is the same account being used to scan/deploy, which work fine. I can access the C$ share through Windows Explorer without issue.
I do have the Pro version of both Inventory and Deploy.
I'll try setting up a share for the backup folder.
What is the version number of Deploy and Inventory that you are running?
Inventory- 12.2.0.0
Deploy- 12.1.0.0
What happens if you hit Open Directory Location?
Also, is this the error you are seeing? I was only able to get this to show up by partially entering the FQDN of my target.
That's the exact error I was getting. Looks like when I append the "domain.local" suffix to the hostname, it works. Thanks for your help!