Copy cloner problem

help! and suggestions please
this error happens when i follow the step to clone
Carbon Copy Cloner, v. 2.3
Log started Friday, August 18, 2006 10:54:04 AM
Startup Disk: mac12
Available target disks:
/Volumes/zuni
Authentication error:
Security API failed with error -60008.
Number: 1
Authentication error:
Security API failed with error -60008.
Number: 1

bdmarsha wrote: "If you are just cloning a disk, you do not need any third-party software. Open Disk Utility, select the Restore tab, drag the source and destination disks into their respective fields, and click Restore."True, but it is dreadfully slow and copies the whole disk with every backup.
Third party software that supports incremental backups — copying only what has changed since the initial backup on the second and subsequent backups to the same backup volume — is far faster: backups are done minutes vs. hours as in the Restore approach.
For courvoisier: For advice on the backup and recovery solution I employ, see my "Backup and Recovery" FAQ.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
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