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diff --git a/source4/lib/registry/README b/source4/lib/registry/README index db1fb7a678..07b2c01684 100644 --- a/source4/lib/registry/README +++ b/source4/lib/registry/README @@ -1,30 +1,31 @@ This is the registry library. The registry is basically a bunch of -hives that can be loaded from different places. +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. -The various registry backends provide support for loading/saving -specific types of hives: +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 - - w95 (USER.DAT-style files) - - nt4 (NTUSER.DAT-style files) - - gconf (GNOME configuration) + - regf (NTUSER.DAT-style files) - rpc (Remote individual hives) + - directory -Instead of opening individual hives, one can also open a 'complete' -registry by using one of these three functions: - - - reg_open_local() - load local registry, see below - - reg_open_remote() - connect to remote registry over RPC - - reg_open_wine() (not working yet) - -reg_open_local() loads a set of hives based on smb.conf settings. +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 = nt4:NTUSER.DAT +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. |