Re: Backing up protected system files

Mehrdad Ravanbod <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.bacula.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Ho

Thanks for the reponse

No, logs give no errors, but I am wondering if that VSS plugin that u 
mention is Enterprise only??
Sincerely /Mehrdad

On 2025-11-25 09:50, Radosław Korzeniewski wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Do you see any errors in the logs?
> System state backup and restore is supported by VSS Plugin.
>
> R.
>
> czw., 20 lis 2025 o 17:14 Mehrdad Ravanbod 
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
> napisał(a):
>
>     Hi guys
>
>     I have encountered  problem and was wondering if anyone knows how
>     to get
>     around this
>
>     I am trying to have bacula do a backup on "Windows/system32/config/"
>     folder, this is a protected system folder where windows saves all the
>     files which has to do with the registry. Windows system restore
>     can do
>     this (it is a part of the restoration points that get created) and
>     since
>     bacula uses the VSS writer I thought that bacula should be able to
>     read
>     protected system files.
>     But apparemtly not, bacula sees the folder, sees the folder structure
>     and creates all the sub-folders in the backp, but none of actual
>     files
>     are backed up.
>     Anyone knows why and how can this be fixed??
>
>     Btw, client is running windows 7 if that makes a diff, bacula-fd and
>     bacula-sd are installed on the client and both are running under
>     "local
>     system account"  so it should have enough privileges
>
>     Appreciate any and all advice
>
>     Sincerely /Mehrdad
>
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