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I am attempting to backup my MOSS implemetation using the GUI on "Central Administration" (Operations > Backup)

The backup was working until our backup expert deleted all the accounts off the network share.  The error message is:

Object MOSSxxx_xxxConfig failed in event OnBackup. For more information, see the error log located in the backup directory. SqlException: Cannot open backup device

I presume this is a permissions issue.  As the backup issues are for the database's and by looking at the Application Event Logs on the database server, I must be missing user account or permissions. I have added the network account that runs all my SQL databases and given the account full control on the folder, without success.

The Application Event Log error reads:

Error (5) warns you about the incorrect access rights on a network share.

My question is what accounts to I need to add to the shared folder and what permissions to correct the error?

Hi,

I wrote a post a while back on this, please have a look at http://www.davehunter.co.uk/Blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=f0e16a1a%2D6fa9%2D4130%2Dbcab%2Dbaeb97ccc4ff&ID=34

<snip>Setup sharing on the backup folder. Grant access for the identity that the Central Administration Application Pool runs under, the database SQL account, the identity that the Timer service runs under, to change and read rights</snip>

and dont forget this ...

<snip>Set the folder security, grant privledges for the identity that the Central Administration Application Pool runs under, the database SQL account, the identity that the Timer service runs under to all rights apart from Full Control</snip>

Hope this helps

Dave