sparse bundle error

[djc]

Originally Posted by sjk

The permissions at that level looks fine.

I doubt it matters for this, but if you run File > Get Info (Command-I) on the /Volume/Backup volume in Finder is "Enable ownership on the volume" under the bottom Sharing & Permissions section checked or unchecked?

I don't see that. This is what is shows in GetInfo:

Originally Posted by sjk

Next I'd run find /Volumes/Backup -name '*.sparsebundle' in a Terminal shell to find the .sparsebundle pathname(s), e.g.:

% find /Volumes/Backup -name '*.sparsebundle'
/Volumes/Backup/eMac/Macintosh HD@lovelight.sparsebundle
/Volumes/Backup/iMac/Media@halo.sparsebundle
/Volumes/Backup/iMac/Users@halo.sparsebundle

After you've found one that's causing SD! trouble you can run ls -dl /Volume/Backup/path/to/file.sparsebundle to view its permissions. And if you open the folder it's in then try opening the actual .sparsebundle (by double-clicking it) you'll get an error if it's a permissions problem (like I suspect).

Sorry I don't have an instant answer/solution. The info I'm asking for helps analyze and understand the cause of the problem before moving further.

SD! isn't creating any sparsebundles at all, almost as if it doesn't have permission to do so, but it should. The backup folder is empty, short of a trashbox.