log missing

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  Hello Chandra,
  
  SQL Backup logs should contain logging for all activities.
  
  Maybe, though, you'd want to consider using the MAILTO option to have the software email the logs to you automatically.

  Brian Donahue January 13, 2006 06:03

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  Thanks Brian,
  
  I tried the MAILTO option still no success in obtaining the log. However this failure only occurs when I used an SQLAgent job to run the SQL which runs the Redgate backup command using the sequence of sql shown below in a stored procedure. If I run redgate sqlbackup manually/interactively I am able to get the log both through email and through the normal text file stored on disk. Could it be due to user permssions? since sqlagent runs under a domain user account or is it something else?
  
  Thanks
  Chandra
  
  select @... =
  
  '-SQL "BACKUP DATABASE
  TO DISK = ''' + @Path + '\' + name + '_' + convert(varchar(10),getdate(),112) + '_' + replace(convert(varchar(10),getdate(),108), ':', '') + '.sqb''
  WITH NAME = ''' + name + ' ' + replace(convert(varchar(10),getdate(),6),' ','-') + ' ' + convert(varchar(8),getdate(),108) + ''',
  DESCRIPTION = ''Backup on ' + replace(convert(varchar(10),getdate(),6),' ','-') + ' ' + convert(varchar(8),getdate(),108) + ' Database: ' + name + ''',
  LOGTO = '' + @Logpath + '',
  MAILTO = ''chandra@cbmi.org.au'',
  INIT,
  PASSWORD = ''<ENCRYPTEDPASSWORD>........</ENCRYPTEDPASSWORD>'',
  ERASEFILES = ' + convert(varchar(3),@RetentionPeriod) + ',
  COMPRESSION = 3" -E'
  
  exec master..sqlbackup @...

  camarasingham January 16, 2006 00:22

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  Probably. The SQL Agent account needs write access to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Red Gate\SQL Backup\Logs.

  Brian Donahue January 16, 2006 05:17

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  Thanks,
  
  finally got it. I had to make sqlserver and sqlagent run with adminstrative credentials. Giving permissions to the log folder was not enough. Maybe someone at redgate would know exactly where and what permissions are needed when sqlbackup is run with non-administrative credentials which may be needed in some environments.
  
  Thanks again.
  Chandra

  camarasingham January 16, 2006 21:53

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  You shouldn't have to make such drastic changes (granting administrative credentials) to your setup.
  
  Could you pls try to run a SQL Server Agent (without administrative credentials) job containing a SQL Backup backup task, but with only basic options e.g.
  
  sqlbackup 'sql "BACKUP DATABASE pubs TO DISK = '<somewhere>'"
  
  and see if the log is created?

  petey January 16, 2006 22:11

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