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From: "John Davis" <>
Subject: Backups aborted
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 13:06:24 -0700

I'm not sure whether this is related to the problems that have been reported about backups on exit, or if it is a problem relating to my own lack of familiarity with my recently purchased computer and its operating system, or something else. I bought a new computer and upgraded TMG at about the same time, which muddies the water a bit.

When I am logged on as a power user (XP Pro) I get the following errors when trying to back up my project. (This is not the backup that is done in response to the prompt at shut-down where some others are reporting problems.)

First:
"Input file read failure - this error occurs when a file read operation is performed on a ZIP file that is locked or restricted by another process."

After acknowledging the above, I get:
"Error occurred during backup. Output file write failure, possible disk full."

The backup disk is "hidden" hard drive D: on a new computer, with most of its 160 GB unused.

Then, out of curiosity, I logged off and logged back in as administrator, and everything worked fine and the backup went without a hitch.

So, I am wondering if there is a problem that is keeping TMG from being able to perform backups under anything other than administrative privileges. Will I have to log in as administrator in order to back up projects? I kind of hope not, as this violates the "minimum privilege" rule of thumb for security, especially if I want to work online while working with TMG.

John Davis

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