Script for Closing files before backup

[James]

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I know nothing about scripting and I need to be able to
close all open shared files before I run my backup. It
keeps hanging on a access database that is sometimes left
open. Whats the easiest way to go about this without
programming a script?

 

[Guest]

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From a command prompt;
net pause server
net sess /d /y
'will disconnect all users
'run your backup
net continue server


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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"James" wrote:
|I know nothing about scripting and I need to be able to
| close all open shared files before I run my backup. It
| keeps hanging on a access database that is sometimes left
| open. Whats the easiest way to go about this without
| programming a script?

 

[James]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server (More info?)

ok...excuse my igornace...how do i set this up to run
daily? I have never done anything like this before
>-----Original Message-----
>From a command prompt;
>net pause server
>net sess /d /y
> 'will disconnect all users
> 'run your backup
>net continue server
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>"James" wrote:
>|I know nothing about scripting and I need to be able to
>| close all open shared files before I run my backup. It
>| keeps hanging on a access database that is sometimes
left
>| open. Whats the easiest way to go about this without
>| programming a script?
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

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Probably easiest to use Task Scheduler to schedule a shell script. Save this
as a *.cmd


---------------------------
net pause server
net sess /d /y
command line to run your backup
net continue server
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"James" wrote:
| ok...excuse my igornace...how do i set this up to run
| daily? I have never done anything like this before

 

[James]

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I am backing up using Veritas Backup Exec. So I want to
omit the Comand line backup. Currently I have
----------------------
net pause server
net sess /d /y
------------------

to Run before the backup. How can I schedule to run the
continue command after veritas has completed the backup?

thanks so much for your help

>-----Original Message-----
>Probably easiest to use Task Scheduler to schedule a
shell script. Save this
>as a *.cmd
>
>
>---------------------------
>net pause server
>net sess /d /y
>command line to run your backup
>net continue server
>---------------------------
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>"James" wrote:
>| ok...excuse my igornace...how do i set this up to run
>| daily? I have never done anything like this before
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

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Unfortunately Task Scheduler will have no way of knowing when the backup is
complete. This link may help.

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/235619.htm

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"James" wrote:
|I am backing up using Veritas Backup Exec. So I want to
| omit the Comand line backup. Currently I have
| ----------------------
| net pause server
| net sess /d /y
| ------------------
|
| to Run before the backup. How can I schedule to run the
| continue command after veritas has completed the backup?
|
| thanks so much for your help

 

[James]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server (More info?)

Can I just use this one line? seeing that noone will be
connecting to the server until after the backup is done?

net sess /d /y


>-----Original Message-----
>Unfortunately Task Scheduler will have no way of knowing
when the backup is
>complete. This link may help.
>
>http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/235619.htm
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>
>"James" wrote:
>|I am backing up using Veritas Backup Exec. So I want to
>| omit the Comand line backup. Currently I have
>| ----------------------
>| net pause server
>| net sess /d /y
>| ------------------
>|
>| to Run before the backup. How can I schedule to run the
>| continue command after veritas has completed the backup?
>|
>| thanks so much for your help
>
>
>.
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server (More info?)

Yes, if you don't need to worry about users and or processes reconnecting
then that should work fine.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


"James" wrote:
| Can I just use this one line? seeing that noone will be
| connecting to the server until after the backup is done?
|
| net sess /d /y