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by techcited!

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I have an NT 4 server as a PDC for a small office. We are running backups using a batch file and the AT command. The backups will run OK for a couple of days. Then about the 3rd day, the backup will not complete 100%. It appears to run the backup and verify. But the backup job is left hanging, as if it might be waiting for something to happen. I am unable to quit the backup job using Task Manager. The only way out is to reboot the server.

Anyone have any insight on this problem?

Thanks.
J Roberts

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by david.funnell

I don't know why you are experiencing this problem, but here is a little tip I used when I used to do something similar.

In the batch file on the backup command line add the following switch so that at least you can see the backup operation on the screen and not as a background task.

e.g. ntbackup {files etc} /interactive

Hope that helps.

David

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