New Buffalo NAS - Problems

[Caviman2201]

I recently bought a Buffalo LinkStation Pro 500GB to run scheduled Acronis TrueImage backups to... I plugged it into my router using Ethernet, I was able to log into the Admin console and set up shared folders, etc. and everything was peachy.

I created a shared folder called "Backup" and password protected it.
I mapped "Backup" as Z: on my machine using the username/password I set up before (oddly there was no checkbox to remember the credentials) and set it up to "Reconnect at logon" to send backup jobs to, scheduled the backup job to run in a few mins and logged off. I set up Acronis to run the job as me, a local admin on the PC.

A few minutes later, I logged on and the job had not run, I got a message stating "network drives could not be reconnected" and after opening My Computer -> Z:, I was prompted for the username and password. I entered it and Z: opened just fine. Of course, there were no image files in it because the backup could not run.

So, I'm at the point where it seems my options are:

1.) Map the drive and never log out of the machine
2.) Unsecure the "Backup" folder on the NAS
3.) Somehow map the drive w/ saved credentials (although I'm not so sure this would even help since although the backup is trying to run the job as me, it isn't actually logging on as me so the drive wouldn't get mapped)
4.) Figure out a way to enter the credentials into Acronis and instead of backing up to "Z:", back up to \\servername\share (I've tried this and Acronis never prompts me for username/password... just tells me "Access is Denied")
5.) Any other ideas you all mgiht have...

[Jon]

You could try securing the share with a username/password combo that is the same as the system running the backup job.

[The_Jizzler]

try mapping the drive with the "net use" command from the cmd line.

would look something like this;

net use z: \\your-nas-name\backup your-password /user:your-username /savecred /persistent:yes

[Caviman2201]

so there is a way to put your password in net use...

would you put this in a batch file and stick it in the startup folder or is there a way to map the drive prior to logon?

The reason I ask is because after I log out, I'm not sure if the drive will get mapped so that Acronis can use it...

EDIT* OK I tried the line you gave me, Jizzler and got:

"A command was used with conflicting switches"

EDIT** I fixed it... apparently it doesnt like to get the username and password fed to it and to be told to /savecred...

[smokie mcpott]

i seem to recall editing tasks in acronis yields a box for credentials to login to the remote drive


edit*
i just checked. after you choose the location of your scheduled backup, and then the backup type, it should ask you what the logon credentials are for the destination drive.

[The_Jizzler]

yes, you could make a batch file and put it in the startup folder. i use to do this when i had half a dozen or so drives mapped.

[Jon]

I wouldn't make it persistent if doing it as a startup batch, however. I'd prefer it to recreate that mapping at each boot...I'd say it would hold the credentialing a little more reliably.

Something along the lines of:

@echo off

REM Map backup share

if exist z: net use z: /delete

net use z: \\servername\share password /user:username /persistent:no

REM End drive mapping script

However, if you do want to save the credentials, just do something like Jizzler suggested:

@echo off

REM Map backup share

if exist z: goto end

net use z: \\servername\share password /user:username /savecred /persistent:yes

:end

REM End drive mapping script

[The_Jizzler]

^ ^ there ya go!

[Caviman2201]

Ok, I did the batch file and I'm good to go on getting the drive to map with username & password. It still doesn't work if I log out.

Acronis is odd... if I delete the mapped drive and get the point where Acronis wants a target to place the image, type \\ip-address\share, it simply tells me access is denied and will not let me go any further.

If, however, I map the drive first, select the drive letter as the target folder, Acronis then asks me for a username and password for the drive - if needed, it says.

I was thinking the same thing you guys were thinking... the software would attempt to access the target folder, realize it was password protected and then prompt me for username/password with the option to save the credentials... it just doesn't do that. It just tells me access is denied and never prompts for credentials. Maybe there's a way to pre-configure target folders with the credentials... I haven't poked around the options too much...