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diff --git a/source4/lib/registry/README b/source4/lib/registry/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07b2c01 --- /dev/null +++ b/source4/lib/registry/README @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +This is the registry library. The registry is basically a bunch of +hives, each of which is loaded from a file. When using a local registry, +it is possible to specify where hives should be loaded from, etc. + +There are separate APIs for accessing the data in a hive and the +data in the registry itself. Each supports different backends. + +The following "full registry" backends are currently provided: + + * Remote (over DCE/RPC) + * Local (allows "mounting" hives) + * Wine (uses the wine plain-text file) + +The following hive backends are supported: + + - ldb + - regf (NTUSER.DAT-style files) + - rpc (Remote individual hives) + - directory + +reg_open_samba() loads a set of hives based on smb.conf settings. +Lines in smb.conf should have the following syntax: + +registry:<hivename> = <backend>:<location> + +So an example usage could be: + +registry:HKEY_CURRENT_USER = regf:NTUSER.DAT +registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = ldb:tdb://registry.tdb + +WERR_NOT_SUPPORTED will be returned for all hives that haven't been set. + +On Windows the various registry hives are loaded from: + +HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\System +HKEY_CURRENT_USER: %Profile%\NTUser.dat +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Sam +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Security +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Software +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\System +HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT: %SystemRoot%\System32\Config\Default +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE: is autogenerated |