how to secedit export everything

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David

How can I export everything out from the local security policies as a backup?
I had tried to use

secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf /areas

However it keep prompting parameter is incorrect.

I tried to use

secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf

However settings such as services, regkeys are not being saved out.

Thanks
 
M

MowGreen [MVP]

David,

See if this helps: The Secedit.exe command-line utility does not export
a security template for local security policy in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889532

Either try the suggested Workaround or see:
You cannot use the Secedit.exe command-line tool to export the local
security policy settings on a stand-alone workstation that is running
Microsoft Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897327

I'm not sure if the Hotfix is applicable to SP3 as the article does not
include that information. If you choose this avenue, ask if it does.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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David wrote:

> How can I export everything out from the local security policies as a backup?
> I had tried to use
>
> secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf /areas
>
> However it keep prompting parameter is incorrect.
>
> I tried to use
>
> secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf
>
> However settings such as services, regkeys are not being saved out.
>
> Thanks
 
R

Roger Abell [MVP]

It does not export even more than you mentioned (check out the situation
with administrative template settings). If you read the syntax info from
running secedit /? you will notice it says it exports security policy
settings.
When you use the group policy editor on the local policy of a machine,
notice that there is one node labelled Security Policy ?

Roger

"David" <David@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DE3C7439-5078-4C75-84B3-FE799BE1E8D9@microsoft.com...
> How can I export everything out from the local security policies as a
> backup?
> I had tried to use
>
> secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf /areas
>
> However it keep prompting parameter is incorrect.
>
> I tried to use
>
> secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf
>
> However settings such as services, regkeys are not being saved out.
>
> Thanks
 
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