"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:29:18 -0800, "Leena"
> <Le***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Using NTBackup, I can carry out a successful backup of our mail server. When
> >trying to test the restore to a "spare" mail server, I get the message
> >"Unable to create the log path." I followed one set of instructions on the MS
> >site which suggested creating an administrative share for the folder - I did
> >this and it worked - once. Ever since then, even ensuring that the folder to
> >hold the log paths is empty and still has the admin share, I get the same
> >message. I have tried recreating the share and making a completely new one.
> >HELP!
>
> Not sure from your diagnostics where you got to here, but did you just
> create a random directory on a local disk and then specify that
> folder. There shouldn't be anything magical about that particular
> input field.
>

"Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:25:01 -0800, "Leena"
> <Le***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Mark
> >
> >All I did was create a folder on C: called temp. I found an MS article
> >saying that it is sometimes necessary to define an administrative share by
> >sharing the folder/drive with a $ sign. The first time I did this, no
> >problems restore went fine. The next time I got the message "Unable to create
> >log path" - I made sure that the folder was empty, recreated the share, made
> >a different one, all to no avail.
> >
> So just delete temp and then create something else, entering the
> relevant local path
>

"Leena" wrote:

> Already tried that. However, as a last resort 10 minutes ago tried the old
> one of "restart the server" and it started fine. However, the restore
> returned an error logged in the application log :
> Event Type:    Error
> Event Source:    MSExchangeSA
> Event Category:    MAPI Session
> Event ID:    9175
> Date:        29/11/2005
> Time:        10:18:38
> User:        N/A
> Computer:    MAIL-BACK
> Description:
> The MAPI call 'OpenMsgStore' failed with the following error:
> The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available.  Either there are
> network problems or the Microsoft Exchange Server computer is down for
> maintenance.
> The MAPI provider failed.
> Microsoft Exchange Server Information Store
> ID no: 8004011d-0526-00000000
>
> Checking the MS site, it says to ensure that the services are running (they
> are) and that the DB's are mounted - but surely if I mount them I can't do a
> restore?
>
>
> "Mark Arnold [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:25:01 -0800, "Leena"
> > <Le***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Mark
> > >
> > >All I did was create a folder on C: called temp. I found an MS article
> > >saying that it is sometimes necessary to define an administrative share by
> > >sharing the folder/drive with a $ sign. The first time I did this, no
> > >problems restore went fine. The next time I got the message "Unable to create
> > >log path" - I made sure that the folder was empty, recreated the share, made
> > >a different one, all to no avail.
> > >
> > So just delete temp and then create something else, entering the
> > relevant local path
> >