ICloud backup, the error msg says "There was a problem enabBackup."  Now what do I do?

I just restored my iPhone 4S because I was having trouble with the battery draining too quickly.  I got everything back, but when I go to turn on iCloud Backup, I get the error message, "There was a problem enabling iCloud backup"  No explanation, no pointers of how to correct it, no nothing.  Ideas to enable iCloud Backup?

Hello slm22125
If iCloud is not creating a back up, check out the following article for troubleshooting options.
iCloud: Troubleshooting creating backups
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3992
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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