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Previous Topic · Next Topic Guest #1 Posted : Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:25:08 AM cannot open backup device operating system error 5 access is denied Rank: GuestGroups: Joined: 8/10/2009Posts: 1,012 Hi there,I'm getting an error when I try to backup a database and hit the 'run now' button.Here's the
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email contents:Database 406085_newlevel: Backup - FailureDETAILED LOG: 27/10/2009 15:19:51 Creating backup of 406085_newlevel27/10/2009 15:19:52 ERROR: Backup of 406085_newlevel failed: Cannot open backup device 'C:\Windows\TEMP\0pok1arv.kfb\406085_newlevel200910271519.bak'. Operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.27/10/2009 15:19:52 Removing temporary folder C:\Windows\TEMP\0pok1arv.kfbPlease could you advise me of what cannot open backup device operating system error 1326 the problem could be?Any advice appreciated :)Many thanks,Lisa Back to top | alex #2 Posted : Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:39:27 AM Rank: AdministrationGroups: Registered Joined: 8/10/2009Posts: 143 You should grant LOCAL SYSTEM (or LOCAL SERVICE) account with write/read permissions for C:\Windows\TEMP folder or specify different temporary folder in Advanced settings. Back to top WWW Report Abusive | Report SPAM User ProfileHide User Posts Guest #3 Posted : Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:55:55 AM Rank: GuestGroups: Joined: 8/10/2009Posts: 1,012 Thanks Alex!Will try that.Lisa Back to top | Guest #4 Posted : Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:13:55 PM Rank: GuestGroups: Joined: 8/10/2009Posts: 1,012 Hi again,I first tried specifying a different temporary folder in the Advanced settings of SQLBackupAndFTP but am getting the same error.Sorry to be 'non techie' but how do I grant LOCAL SYSTEM (or LOCAL SERVICE) account with write/read permissions?I've tried righ
SERVER - FIX - Error 3201 - Cannot open backup device. Operating system error 3 January 30, 2015Pinal DaveSQL Tips and TricksNo CommentsThis blog is in continuing to use the default values. Earlier this week I wrote a blog which talked about the
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failure of Create Database Command. Let see in this blog post how we
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can solve the error 3201.While working on the reproduction of the issue, I changed the parameters and later realized that the cannot open backup device operating system error 2 the system cannot find the file specified backup database command was also failing. If you rely on the default values for folders that don’t exist, this will raise an error message as shown below. Here is the simple command which https://sqlbackupandftp.com/forum/yaf_postst81_Operating-system-error-3.aspx I have run: BACKUP DATABASE MASTER TO DISK = 'master.bak' The command was failing with below error.Here is the text of the message shown in image: Msg 3201, Level 16, State 1, Line 1Cannot open backup device ‘E:\InvalidPath\master.bak'. Operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.). Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.If you notice the error message is pretty clear. http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2015/01/30/sql-server-fix-error-msg-3201-level-16-state-1-line-1-cannot-open-backup-device-operating-system-error-3the-system-cannot-find-the-path-specified/ The backup is going to path “E:\InvalidPath” which is an invalid folder on my system. Important point to note here is that I have NOT given any file path in the command, I have just given file name master.bak.The question is, from where the path is picked? If you have read my previous blog, it’s picked from “BackupDirectory” value in registry location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL12.SQL2014\MSSQLServerThe highlighted portion might change based on SQL Version and Instance ID. For me it’s MSSQL12 because this is SQL Server 2014 instance. And my instance name is SQL2014:SQL VersionFolder NameSQL Server 2008MSSQL10SQL Server 2008 R2MSSQL10_50SQL Server 2012MSSQL11SQL Server 2014MSSQL12For example, if you have SQL Server 2012 default instance, it would be MSSQL11.MSSQLServer.Here is the registry valueWe can change it via SQL Server Management Studio too. You can right click on server node and go to properties. Then choose “Database Settings” tab.If you want to use T-SQL then here is the script. EXEC xp_instance_regwrite N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE', N'Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer', N'BackupDirectory', REG_SZ, N'E:\InvalidPath' GO NOTE: Once you have changed the value, SQL Service restart is needed so that SQL can pick-up changed values.Now that we have seen a couple of examples where using the default values have got us into trouble.
SERVER - Backup on mapped drive failing with error - Error 3201, Level 16, State 1 March 18, 2015Pinal DaveSQL15 commentsWe are so used to taking backups and it can sometimes give us new experiences. One of the common messages I see are around taking backups on a share. If you have http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2015/03/18/sql-server-backup-on-mapped-drive-failing-with-error-msg-3201-level-16-state-1-operating-system-error-3the-system-cannot-find-the-path-specified/ found this blog while searching for error message, then you may want to look at http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/51525/sql-server-2008-database-restore-error-cannot-open-backup-device-15105 below blogs as well if you are NOT dealing with mapped drive. Let us learn about Error 3201.SQL SERVER – Error: Fix: Msg 5133, Level 16, State 1, Line 2 Directory lookup for the file failed with the operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) – Part 2This time I will explain why you are getting this error cannot open while taking backup on a mapped drive. Here is the situation:SQL Server Service runs under a domain account.You have already mapped the drive in Windows and can see that drive in Windows Explorer. You are not able to see the drive which is mapped. Below is the screenshot of the screen where you choose a backup file name. If you try to take a backup from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) you are not able to see cannot open backup the drive. As we can see, SSMS is only showing local drive (C and D) Backup command is failing with below error.Msg 3201, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot open backup device ‘Z:\master.bak'. Operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.). Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.If we try to get details about the drives visible from SQL Server by Windows “dir” command then we see below. xp_cmdshell 'dir Z:' Output ------------------------------- The system cannot find the path specified. NULL (2 row(s) affected)Above confirms that SQL is not able to see Z drive, even though it is mapped on Windows. In case you get below errorMsg 15123, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_configure, Line 72 The configuration option ‘xp_cmdshell' does not exist, or it may be an advanced option.Then you need to execute below to enable xp_cmdshell as its disabled by default due to security reasons. (Please turn off again once you done with the work) EXEC sp_configure 'advanced', 1 RECONFIGURE WITH override GO EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1 RECONFIGURE WITH override GO We are seeing “The system cannot find the path specified.” because SQL Server instance as it is running as a service. To fix the error, we need to map the drive via SQL Server. Here are the steps. -- Map the drive via T-SQL so that SQL
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