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Backup Log Fails: No Current Database Backup

Jack Vamvas answers a question:

Question: I’m attempting to create a backup of a SQL Server read only database , but getting an error message – BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup

Why is this happening and are there any workarounds?

Read on to understand the problem, as well as the red herring in the question.