Now that I solved the problem, I'll share what the problem was. The problem was that the Windows 7 client did not have a password for the user. I added a password, enabled password-less login (so the user wouldn't freak out with the password all the time), entered the password into backuppc, and the backup is now running.
Perhaps, someone can make a note in the documentation that client user accounts must have a password in order for backuppc to work? Many thanks for the help, Mark On Monday, 06/13/16 08:19:21 AM Michael Stowe wrote: > On 2016-06-11 12:30, Mark Neidorff wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm using backuppc to make backups of two hosts-#1 is a linux host and > > #2 is a > > Windows 7 host. > > > > Backuppc runs on a RaspberryPi (yeah, I know...things will be very, > > very slow, > > but this is testing before I roll out another host for doing the > > backups.) > > > > I have successfully backed up the linux host doing a full backup and an > > incremental backup. Both worked without errors. > > > > I'm getting errors with the Windows 7 host. > > > > I've setup backuppc (version 3.2.1) to use smb as the protocol for the > > Windows > > 7 host. > > I created a share on the Windows 7 host called "MerriC" > > > > When I start a backup, the log contains: > > > > quote: > > Full backup started for share MerriC > > Got fatal error during xfer (No files dumped for share MerriC) > > Backup aborted (No files dumped for share MerriC) > > end qoute: > > > > I also got these logs: > > > > quote: > > Anonymous login successful > > Note that your problem starts here -- you probably don't want an > anonymous login, but a credentialed login. There can be any number of > reasons why this happens; from using simple file sharing, to using a > version of smbclient where the -N switch implies an anonymous login. > You'll want to start by getting that command line from the logs and > testing it against your Windows setup outside BackupPC, and correct > whichever one is causing the issue. > > > tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED > > This is related to the anonymous login. > > > end qoute: > > > > I thought the problem might be the firewall on the Windows machine, so > > I > > disabled it, (FWIW, the firewall is the one bundled with the Macafee > > Security > > Suite) but I still get the same errors. > > The McAfee firewall is indeed problematic, and I wouldn't recommend > using it, but I'm not aware of it being capable of taking a credentialed > login and changing it to an anonymous one. It's more prone to things > like mysterious timeouts and connections that terminate for no > particular reason. It can be perfectly serviceable if it's not > particularly stressed. > > > My questions: > > 1. Have I provided you with enough information to diagnose why the > > backup of > > the Windows client does not work, but the linux client does? > > > > 2. If you see my problem, what is it, and how do I fix it? > > > > 3. If you need more info, what do you need? > > (see above) > > > Many thanks, > > > > Mark > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and > traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and > protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support > for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using > capacity planning reports. > https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/305295220;132659582;e > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. http://sdm.link/zohomanageengine _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
