Re: NT ontape batch job

>Hello - > >I want to schedule nightly backups of our online server which runs on an >NT platform. >I have created a batch file - piping in a carriage return to deal with >the 'mount tape' prompt - and then piping out the results to a file. > >My difficulity is with the 'at' scheduling - when the batch file runs >from at - the result is a message that you must be dba to run the ontape >utility. I have place all >of the usual environment variables within the batch job - but can not >seem to hit the one that would give the job permission to run the >utility. > >Has any one encounter this or come up with a solution for running an >ontape backup from 'at'. > >thanx - James Cardwell > Hello, I had this problem a while ago. Informix suggest that the NT Schedule service be started automatically as the system account. This should cure the problem. You also want to make sure that your batch file sets the informix environment correctly before you issue the ontape command. Colin.