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Q80303: Unable to Use MS-DOS 5.0 BACKUP to NetWare Drive

Article: Q80303
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 22-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 5.0, 5.0a 
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SUMMARY
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The MS-DOS 5.0 BACKUP command cannot perform a backup to a Novell NetWare drive.
If you attempt to do so, the following error message may be displayed:

  Cannot backup to a drive which is ASSIGNed JOINed or SUBSTed

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with MS-DOS 5.0. We are researching
this problem and will post new information as it becomes available.

You can backup from a NetWare drive to another NetWare drive, or from a NetWare
drive to a local drive. A workaround may be to use the NetWare NBACKUP command.

The BACKUP command from MS-DOS versions 3.x or 4.x usually works correctly with a
NetWare drive.


Additional query words: 5.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS500 kbMSDOS500a
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0,5.0a

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