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Backup WINS database is greyed out

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by joshua1 3 views

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I'm running WINS on W2k SP2. I'm trying to manually backup the database to \winnt\system32\wins\backup, and then schedule to backup. I've right-clicked the server, chosen Properties, selected the backup location, and selected 'backup on server shutdown'. Now I need to manually backup the database. I right-click the server, but I can't select the 'backup' option from the rt. click shortcut menu.

Why is the option to 'Backup Database' greyed out?

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by monice

Hi Josuha1,

Are you logged on locally to the Wins server? If you are logged on through a remote console that option will be grayed out.

by monice

I'm sorry what I ment was, you can't use the wins mmc from a management station that option will be grayed out. You can login to the Wins server using termsvcs and backup option will be avaiable.

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