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-rw-r--r--python/samba/netcmd/domain_backup.py5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/domain_backup.py b/python/samba/netcmd/domain_backup.py
index 4cacf571f3d..4e32b4b9b1c 100644
--- a/python/samba/netcmd/domain_backup.py
+++ b/python/samba/netcmd/domain_backup.py
@@ -1009,8 +1009,9 @@ class cmd_domain_backup_offline(samba.netcmd.Command):
paths = samba.provision.provision_paths_from_lp(lp, lp.get('realm'))
if not (paths.samdb and os.path.exists(paths.samdb)):
- raise CommandError('No sam.db found. This backup ' +
- 'tool is only for AD DCs')
+ logger.error("No database found at {0}".format(paths.samdb))
+ raise CommandError('Please check you are root, and ' +
+ 'are running this command on an AD DC')
check_targetdir(logger, targetdir)