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back up the &quot;system state data&quot; on a domain controller and your backing up active directory :)
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back up the "system state data" on a domain controller and your backing up active directory :)

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the path on my system isc$\WINNT\system32\ntds.d<wbr />it<br />
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the modified date on it is back in 2002... and ive made changes to my domain since then..<br />
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what about the SYSVOL directory and all that?<br />

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the path on my system isc$\WINNT\system32\ntds.dit

the modified date on it is back in 2002... and ive made changes to my domain since then..

what about the SYSVOL directory and all that?


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you need to backup &quot;system state&quot;. <br />
if there is no option to backup &quot;system state&quot; in your 3rd party backup software then you need to use &quot;ntbackup&quot; software to backup your system state.
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you need to backup "system state".
if there is no option to backup "system state" in your 3rd party backup software then you need to use "ntbackup" software to backup your system state.

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Quick question.<br />
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I am using a 3rd party backup utility, and I need to be able to backup the information in active directory. Can you explain what directories i need to grab, and any services to stop to allow this to happen? How easy would it be to restore this information if the server dies?<br />
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I am using Windows 2000 Server.<br />
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Quick question.

I am using a 3rd party backup utility, and I need to be able to backup the information in active directory. Can you explain what directories i need to grab, and any services to stop to allow this to happen? How easy would it be to restore this information if the server dies?

I am using Windows 2000 Server.



Need to backup Active Directory

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.