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by delightful deb

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I am having problems with my backup. I am logged in as Administrator but repeatedly are being informed that I have insufficient rights. I am not the person who initially installed Exchange Server 5.5 and I wonder if this has any bearing on the problem. I have given a detailed note of the errors I am receiving.

Backup Status

Tape Name: "Tape created on 6/13/01"
Backup of "C: System"
Backup set #2 on tape #1
Backup description: ""
Backup Method: Normal

Backup started on 6/13/01 at 10:01:06 PM.
Directory C:\
You do not have permission to access portions of DS.
Please see owner or administator to get permission.
You do not have permission to access portions of KATRINE.
Please see the owner or administrator to get permission.
Backup completed on 6/13/01 at 10:01:10 PM.
Backed up 0 files in 1 directories.
Processed 300 bytes in 4 seconds.

This is completely baffling me. "Access Portions" part is a mystery to me. Can anyone please help.

Thank you very much.
Debbie

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by nichomach

Your Admin account must have Service Account Admin Privileges down through the Exchange structure - I recommend at the Organization, Site, Configuration and Server levels. My guess is that the original installer (following best practice, actually) used a different service account for the Exchange installation. You could always use that account for backups, or you could designate a similarly privileged account for backups and use the Scheduler Service to automate these for you. I assume you're just using the built in backup utility; if you like, I can send you details of how to configure a scheduled backup (avoids you sitting hunched over the console, acquiring eyestrain and a nervous tick!).

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