ReadyNas Duo Frontview backup error with Windows 7 Pro (64)

david.lafleur wrote:
Reason for failure: Unable to access remote path //lafleur/ntest.

With Windows 7 (and Vista) security is a little tighter than with XP, just setting a folder to be shared does not necessarily allow access to the files and folders on the share. Security is applied in two stages: 1/ the permissions for the share (usually "everyone: read-only") then the security on the folders on the share (usually to allow the username for backup access to have at least read access, more if you need to set the archive bit). Moreover, it you are connected to a domain you need to specify both the domain and the user name for the access credentials (domain\user).

Access to the c$ share of the whole c: drive requires admin privileges, and even then you will not be able to access/backup all folders.

So, set up a user account for your backups, give it a password.
Make this account an admin account
Set your share permissions on ntest to "read" for everyone, "full control" for the account you created.
Make sure that the backup account can actually access the files and folders in the share (add the user to the security settings of the folder that you are sharing with full control, then use the "effective permissions" tab under "advanced" to see what the rights are).
Try the connection test and then a backup from the Duo using the user/pass that you created.