INFO: Open Files: Registry Files

UBQ ID Number: UBQ000105

Last Modified: 2000-06-12 at 10:44:40

SUMMARY:

Registry files are skipped during backup.

DETAILS:

Active registry files will be iterated along with all of the other files on a computer's drive, but will get skipped as the files are locked by Windows NT/2000 itself. They will still be backed up as part of the registry, if that option has been selected for backup. A sample backup log that shows these files being skipped follows:

SET SUMMARY - The C Drive @ SERVER

BACKUP ERRORS:

\\SERVER\C$\WINNT\Profiles\Administrator\

NTUSER.DAT 488 KB 7/20/99 1:13:00 AM a

Skipped Active Registry File -- Will be backed up as part of registry (if selected)

ntuser.dat.LOG 1,024 7/20/99 1:13:00 AM a

Skipped Active Registry File -- Will be backed up as part of registry (if selected)

In this scenario, the user "Administrator" appears to have been logged onto the machine when the backup occurs because the "ntuser.dat" for the "Administrator" account is in use.

You may also see similar results on the "%systemroot%\system32\config" directory. This is where the registry files are kept (SAM, Security, software, system, eventlogs, etc.)

MORE INFORMATION:

See UBQ: UBQ000014 – Security Requirements

See UBQ: UBQ000073 – Commonly Skipped Files Explained

See UBQ: UBQ000088 – Error Codes

See UBQ: UBQ000090 – DOS "Net Commands"

See UBQ: UBQ000096 – Open Files & Commonly Skipped Files

See UBQ: UBQ000102 – Open Files: Exclusively Locked

See UBQ: UBQ000103 – Open Files: Wins & DHCP

See UBQ: UBQ000104 – Open Files: Restoring Locked Files

See UBQ: UBQ000106 – Open Files: Inet Pub

CATEGORIES:

Error Numbers, Registry

VERSION:

5.x-6.x