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Will Backup Run on Password-protected Computer
I want to set up an automatic SuperDuper backup. I understand, if the computer is asleep, automatic backup will not run. The solution is to schedule a wake from sleep just before the backup is to start. What about a password protected computer? Will the backup start if there is no one there to enter the password?
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I ran an experiment to determine if the backup would run without entering the password when the machine wakes from sleep as programmed. The backup did run as requested. I have SuperDuper configured to do a smart backup into a sparse image file. I expected subsequent backups, after the initial image was created, would be relatively rapid but that does not appear to be happening. I am 6 hours into this incremental backup at this point.
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I'm surprised it ran: my experiments showed that it wouldn't, which is why it's documented that way (in the Scheduling section of the User's Guide), but perhaps something has been changed since then.
As far as the image goes, I don't really have the information to comment. You're sure you did a Smart Update? What are you hosting the image on?
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I'm not sure what you are meaning when you refer to the the scheduling documentation. This documentation refers to the need to open the Energy Saver Preference Pane in System Preferences to schedule a wake (or “start up”) event for a minute before the backup is scheduled to run. I did that. My machine is password protected. I was not there to enter the password. Are you indicating that the machine will not wake up unless the password is entered? There was a problem with this backup as documented in my request for support (Case 102026). The problem seemed to happen one hour into the backup.
I am backing up to a 2 TB Seagate drive which is connected to my Airport Extreme router via its' USB port. The computer is wirelessly connected to the Airport Extreme router. Last edited by rauckr; 09-09-2009 at 08:56 AM. |
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Well, your Mac isn't supposed to fully wake unless you provide a password, and in our earlier tests it wouldn't run scheduled copies. This is mentioned in the Scheduling section.
We'll continue with the other issue in email...
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Is there any way to provide the password in the wake up scheduling? I was unable to find any mention of the password in the scheduling instructions. I must be missing it.
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I'm wondering why SD! scheduled copies wouldn't work similarly, assuming the system remains awake and continuing to wait for a password. Maybe it's permissions-related? |
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