Security and network volume backups

[apgw]

I am not having success with backing up network volumes. This is on Windows XP SP2 on a laptop, using NTFS, backing up network volumes to a Seagate Travan 40 tape drive. I belong to one Microsoft Windows Network workgroup but need to backup data from several.

 

In the Configure/Preferences/Security I am entering my laptop's user name (which requires no password for logging in) and the computer name as entered under Control Panel/System/Computer Name. The values are accepted, but after exiting Retrospect and restarting, it gives me:

"...could not be started under the specified user account (computername\login_name) and is running under Local System instead...". Alternatively, using the "Run Retrospect as the logged-in user" gives me the same problems that others have had with error 1017 (permissions...).

 

Version is 6.5.350 Professional. The firewall is changed to allow 497 TCP/UDP. For a test, I have added a "login as..." login to one of the network volumes under Configure/Volumes. What should I look at next?

 

I have read the manual regarding 'clients': do these also need to be installed for this set up to work?

[natew]

Hi

 

Install clients on the network machines and log them in using the configure->clients screen. Then the backup will go smoothly and you won't have to mess with Windows file sharing any more.

 

FWIW put the admin username and password of the _machine_running_Retrospect_ in the security preferences. Not the network machine.

 

Thanks

Nate