Most likely this is an NFS mount that goes away or maybe a CD ROM Mount that has a problem of some kind.
Look at dsmerror.log on the client and see. It would probably say something about "stale NFS handle" or similar. There should be more than the one line error you put in email. David B. Longo System Administrator Health First, Inc. 3300 Fiske Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955-4305 PH 321.434.5536 Pager 321.634.8230 Fax: 321.434.5509 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/23/05 2:19 PM >>> We have an AIX client that does a nightly scheduled incremental backup. It has failed the last three nights, but if we schedule it during the day it runs fine. ANS4023E Error processing '/': file input/output error Tim DeBolt ISD UNIX Support American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Mail Stop 600-2W-179 1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, Ca. 90501 Phone: (310) 783-2440 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ############################################################## This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by the entity to give such views or opinions. ##############################################################