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No SQL Backup file name entered.

Check that the length of the path name does not exceed the number of characters for your operating system.

If you are backing up directly to a network share (not recommended), ensure the network share already exists, and that the startup user for

the SQL Backup Agent Service has full permissions for the network share (see Using SQL Backup to back up to a network share).

To check the SQL Backup Agent Service permissions, run the following command:

execute master..sqbutility 999, 'RWE', '\\testsrv\backup'

If the agent has read (R), write (W), and execute (E) permissions, the command returns 1; 0 indicates failure.