title: sql server 2000 backup directly to a separate server
body: <p>SQL Server 2000 on Windows Server 2003.</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to run a backup, from within EM, directly over to another server, as follows:</p>
  
  <p>backup database AbraEmployeeSelfService 
  to disk = '\\servername\f$\Backup\myDB_backup.bak'</p>
  
  <p>I get this error:
  Cannot open backup device '\\servername\f$\Backup\myDB_backup.bak'. 
  Device error or device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details.
  Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
  BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.</p>
  
  <p>The error log shows this message:
  BackupDiskFile::CreateMedia: Backup device '\\servername\f$\Backup\myDB_backup.bak' failed to create. Operating system error = 5(Access is denied.).</p>
  
  <p>I am running the command using a windows login that has full rights on the destination path. At least, from my desktop I can open a run window, enter \\servername\f$\Backup, and in the resulting Explorer window I can add/edit/delete files in that directory. </p>
  
  <p>What do I need to do to get past that access denial?</p>