You are on the right path. I do not know about what the REDBook mentions about two (2) files, but the one with the "S-1-5-21-....." is the unique ID that gets assigned to the user logged on to the system, which stores everything about that user so it is the profile for that logged on user.
I hope this helps. Presy -----Original Message----- From: brian welsh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ntuser.dat and c:\adsm.sys Hello *sm-ers, I know it was on the list before, but there was no answer for the problem I encounter by restoring a Windows NT 4.0-client-node with c:\adsm.sys like Redbook SG24-2231-00 is saying. Server is AIX 4.3.3. Client is Windows NT 4.0, SP6a, TSM 4.1.1.0 I tested that procedure in the following way: - Install NT in a new dir (f.i. winnt.temp) - Install TSM Client (winnt.temp\adsm.temp) - Make a connection with the TSM-server and restore to location c:\ and choose complete path. Restore is no problem. - Copy c:\adsm.sys\registry\machine_name\machine\*.* c:\winnt\system32\config - Copy c:\adsm.sys\registry\machine_name\users\default c:\winnt\system32\config But then I have to restore the ntuser.dat. The Redbook is telling that in c:\adsm.sys\registry\machine_name\users\'NAME' directory must contain two files, which have to be renamed to ntuser.dat en ntuser.dat.log. In directory c:\adsm.sys\registry\machine_name\users\'NAME' there is only one file that's look like S-1-5-21-141-....To me it looks like a kind of registry key. During the test I didn't know what to do with it, and after a reboot, everything was restored, EXCEPT the profile of the user (ntuser.dat). Can someone, please, tell me why I am having a file that looks like S-1-5-21-141... and not the two files described in the book and how can I recover my ntuser.dat with that file? Now I have a workaround that works for me, but I wanted to use that c:\adsm.sys. Thank you. Brian _________________________________________________________________ Download MSN Explorer gratis van http://explorer.msn.nl/intl.asp
