Yes, it does have access. Since the transaction logs are backed up with no problem, and only the large complete DB backup fails, I don't think it is a permission problem...
Brook At 12:14 PM 10/29/2004, you wrote: >Do you have SQL Server running under a non-system account with access >rights to the remote NAS? > >Regards, > >Howie > >--- On Friday, October 29, 2004 3:07 PM, Brook Davies scribed: --- > > > > I have a NAS unit and am trying to use it to backup SQL Server DB at > > night. > > I'm using a UNC path as part of the maintenance plan. The problem is > > it > > seems I can not complete a backup. The backups always fail with this > > error > > message: > > > > BackupDiskFile::RequestDurableMedia: faulre on backup device > > "\\powervault\backup_1\sqldata\". Operating system error 64 (The > > specified > > network name is no longer available.). > > > > The error only occurs when the database is backed up, the transaction > > logs > > are backed up to the same UNC path with no problem. > > > > Is it not advisable or even possible to do backups like this? > > > > Brook > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:182988 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54