backing up password protected shares on win9x clients

[cdw]

I have backup exec 8.5 running on a windows 2000 server. I have created a password protected share on a 9x client that I'd like to back up. To back up the share I browse to the share through the back up exec file selections area browsing my network to find the computer and share. The problem is that the share is password protected. I can't seem to find anyway to tell back up exec what the password is to access the share (the "attach as" in the "network" drop down list is greyed out no matter what part of back up exec I'm working in.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Guest_imported]

I too have just encountered this problem. The only way I have found so far to ensure that the backup works with password protected shared drives is to manually log onto these drives during the session immediately prior to the backup (our backup machine is also a desktop workstation). Not sure if there is a way to execute this shared drive logon in a batch immediately prior to the backup but will look into this option.

Regards
Chris

 

[StevieWonder]

Hi there,

Read the following article:

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/233518.htm

It's clearify the need of the password database in BE.
Success.

StevieWonder