Specify user account with Start-VBRZip

[c0t0d0s0]

I am using the backup script posted by Vladimir Eremin to use Veeam Free Edition. The only problem is that I'm backing up to a UNC path that requires authentication. I can do this through the GUI, but I cannot figure out how to specify the user account through PowerShell.

Any help?

[veremin]

What happens if you try to map it via New-PSDrive? Also, don't forget to make sure that the given computer account has write permission on a given share. Thanks.

[stardreams]

Hi, guys.
I've got the same problem that TS.
Our company try to use Veeam B&R 8 to backup our Hyper-V VM.
We use Linux Centos 7 SMB as a backup repository (over Gigabit Ethernet).
With GUI all works perfect (locally or using SMB Linux share), Veeam recognizes/saves all network/local credentials/shares.
But if try to launch v.Eremin''s powershell script (from here http://www.veeam.com/blog/veeam-backup- ... shell.html) to start my backup onto our smb resource - I've got errors (access to registry denied or smth. like that) or nothing (script is simply stops with no errors).
Locally that script is working fine (manually started or scheduled).
New-PSDrive method also works fine and network drive is connected... I'm even created windows's user with identically login/pass as it is on smb-share and tried to run that script with smb-like account - the same situation. The host windows-server/veeam gui - also working with that share fine. Windows error log doesn't contain any errors to this problem.

Please, help to solve this trouble. Will appreciate...thanks a lot.

[veremin]

Under which account you're running this script? It's capable of writing to the said share? For instance, if you add a drive via New-PSDrive, will you be able to, say, copy a file (Copy-Item) to it within a PS session? If you execute the script manually not through Windows Scheduler, will you get the same error? What about computer account and its permissions?

[stardreams]

Under which account you're running this script?

hostname\Admin-group acc.

It's capable of writing to the said share?

yes

For instance, if you add a drive via New-PSDrive, will you be able to, say, copy a file (Copy-Item) to it within a PS session?

yes, checked after your comments (even within powershell script editor when I write down network path, it gives me tips/suggestion about folders on that path)

If you execute the script manually not through Windows Scheduler, will you get the same error?

windows scheduler doesn't show any errors, just keeps running and running endless (w/o any info/errors) until I stop it manually and then it show "completed succesfully" in results column, but it didn't even begin copying or smth. like that
yes, I'v got the same error

What about computer account and its permissions?

How do I check it (HV server/SMB Linux server are not in the domain, they're separate machines)?
Or what do you mean?

Thanks for comments...

[stardreams]

Good time of the day to all.
Maybe it will be usefull for someone trying to resolve that problem with powershell scripts.
That ps scripts worked for me only when I decided to use iscsi target (NAS connected Raid-hdds) instead of smb shares, and scheduled scripts in Windows Scheduler, running task with the admin privileges (because if I run the scripts directly via right-click "Run with powershell" - I've got the same error).
This works fine on separate hosts (not in domain).

[veremin]

I don't have Linux-based shares at hand that are also not part of domain, so, can't check how the given problem can be solved.

Anyway, glad to hear that you were able to find a solution working for you.

Thanks.

[rolandorg]

It´s been almost 2 years since requests for shares with authentication were issued. Any plans to implement it ?

+1 on using iSCSI as a workaround if your NAS equipment supports it.

Thanks!