My nightly backup has recently been failing with lots of pretty red lines in the log file, a sample of which is below.
I tried renaming the .bdb.hist.fld file and on the next run I only got the error you see at 01:27:10 (Zeus.bdb.lfn is not a valid split file directory). However, the next time it ran I got all the old errors back again. I also tried renaming the .bdb.lfn file, with no effect.
Eagerly awaiting your trusted assistance!
Graham Mandeno
[/quote]01:00:35 SSTART Backup Session 21 Auto Run: Started on Monday, 9 May 2011 at 01:00:35 Version: 2.9 (398)
01:00:36 INF Platform: Microsoft Windows 7 , 32-bit (Build 7600)
01:00:36 INF Path: C:\Program Files\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\AISBACKUP.exe
01:00:36 INF Run Time Parameters: [YYYYYYY]
01:00:36 INF User Account: Graham
01:00:36 INF Running as Administrator
01:01:18 INF Creating Session: 21
01:01:19 INF Calculating backup
01:04:08 WARN Microsoft maintains a list of files that should be excluded from the backup.
01:04:08 WARN To stop the list of exclusions choose the option:
01:04:08 WARN Manage Backup / Modify Files and Folders List / Exclusions / Merge Microsoft Exclusions
... about 20 pages of MS excluded files, then ...
01:08:26 STAT Files Selected For Backup: 737, Changed attributes: 20,043 (10,384.00 MB)
01:08:26 STAT Already Backed up: 705,635
01:08:26 STAT Excluded From Backup: 20,456 Files and 9 Folders.
01:08:26 DEST Backup destination: \\gaia\backup\Zeus\Zeus.zip, Volume ID: [BACKUP]
01:08:26 INF 5 New Folders.
01:08:26 INF Backing up NTFS Security Settings and Alternate Data Streams.
01:08:26 INF Test Method: File Integrity Method.
01:08:26 INF Backing up: 737 Files of 10,384.00 Megabytes
01:08:26 INF Excluding: 20,456 Files (See Modify Files and Folders/Exclusions)
01:08:26 INF Already on Backup: 705,635 Files
01:08:26 INF Compression Level: High
01:08:26 STAT Estimated Size of Backup: 5.07 GB
01:08:26 INF Backing up NTFS folder security settings
01:08:47 INF Using Media: [BACKUP] on server \\gaia
01:11:22 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:11:22 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:11:22 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:11:22 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:11:22 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:11:22 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:11:22 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:11:22 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:11:22 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:11:22 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:20:25 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:20:25 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:20:25 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:20:25 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:20:25 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:20:25 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:20:25 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:20:25 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:20:25 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:20:25 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:21:19 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:21:19 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:21:19 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:21:19 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:21:19 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:21:19 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:21:19 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:21:19 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:21:19 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:21:19 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:22:09 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:22:09 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:22:09 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:22:09 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:22:09 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:22:09 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:22:09 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:22:09 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:22:09 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:22:09 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:23:03 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:23:03 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:23:03 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:23:03 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:23:03 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:23:03 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:23:03 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:23:03 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:23:03 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:23:03 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:25:07 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:25:08 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:25:08 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:25:08 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:25:08 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:25:08 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:25:08 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:25:08 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:25:08 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:25:08 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:26:16 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:26:16 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:26:16 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:26:16 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:26:16 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:26:16 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:26:16 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:26:16 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:26:16 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:26:16 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:27:03 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:27:03 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:27:03 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:27:03 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:27:03 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:27:03 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:27:03 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:27:03 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:27:03 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:27:03 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:27:10 ERR C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.lfn is not a valid split file directory
01:27:10 ASKMSG Backup failed to complete.
Do you want to validate what has been backed up?- Actioned: Yes
01:27:50 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:27:50 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:27:50 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:27:50 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:27:50 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:27:50 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:27:50 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:27:50 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:27:50 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:27:50 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:27:56 INF Testing Backup
01:32:43 ABRT Backup Aborted Validation Completed on backed up files
01:32:44 RESINF 663 Files were backed up and tested successfully
01:32:44 RESULT Scheduled Backup:
The backup was aborted
A full restore using this session may not be safe
01:33:27 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:33:27 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:33:27 ERR The folder security history file is corrupt and has been reset.
01:33:27 EXCEPTION Exception: EFOpenError: Cannot open file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:33:27 EXCEPTION Component: DirStruct1
01:33:28 ERR The folder security history file C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld could not be reset.
01:33:28 ERR There was an error processing folder security history
01:33:28 ERR The backup will continue without saving previous folder security settings
01:33:28 EXCEPTION Exception: EAccessViolation: Access violation at address 004166CB in module 'AISBACKUP.exe'. Read of address 00000000
01:33:28 EXCEPTION Component: fAquariusBackup
01:33:34 INF Backing up Backup Contents File Database Files
01:33:44 ERR Access Denied: The file opened exclusively by another process: C:\ProgramData\Aquarius IS Consultancy\AISBackup\Database\Zeus.bdb.hist.fld
01:33:44 MSG Backup Aborted
01:33:44 STAT Time Calculating Backup: 7 Minutes 7 Seconds
01:33:44 SESSEND Backup Aborted: Monday, 9 May 2011 01:33:44