WinNT Err: NTBACKUP Fails Due to Lack of Permissions

Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
Article ID: Q166166

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Windows NT, you may receive the following error message when you back up files using NTBACKUP:

   You Do Not Have Permission to Access Portions of Data. Please see
   the Owner or Administrator to Get Permission.

CAUSE

Normally, this indicates that you do not have appropriate permissions for the folder you are attempting to back up or to which you are restoring files.

This problem can also be caused when the specified directory name used to backup has been misspelled or does not exist. In addition, the above error can happen when you use a batch file for the backup operation.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, make sure you have the necessary permissions to perform the backup and that the folder name is correctly entered and exists.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q162972
   TITLE     : Troubleshooting Tape Backup Issues in Windows NT 4.0

Keywords          : ntbackup nthw NTSrvWkst kbhw kbtool
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbtshoot

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Last reviewed: December 18, 1997
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