[Box Backup] Win32 locked files, registry, etc.

[Nick Knight]

Unfortunately no - I wish this subject of open files on win32 was that
simple. What this does is promote the application being run (i.e.
boxbcakup) to a backup program, which overrides security permissions. To
do so the user it is run as (i.e. Administrator) must have backup
operator permissions. Then any file which has not permissions for a user
to read will be overridden, there are also other uses like not hitting
the security log in certain situations, but for now Outlook, Registry
etc is still a problem.

For now you still have to use other tools to create backup files first.

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: boxbackup-admin@fluffy.co.uk [mailto:boxbackup-admin@fluffy.co.uk]
On Behalf Of Chris Hane
Sent: 06 March 2005 05:28
To: boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Box Backup] Win32 locked files, registry, etc.


Nick Knight wrote:
>=20
> Backup attributes a way off - correct
>=20
> FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS - done
>=20

Does this mean that open/locked files will be backed up?  I was reading=20
a little about this flag and wasn't sure if using this flag would allow=20
box backup (on a windows client) to backup open files (i.e., outlook=20
email files while outlook is open).

Chris....


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