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diff --git a/source4/lib/registry/README b/source4/lib/registry/README
index c91d361acd..db1fb7a678 100644
--- a/source4/lib/registry/README
+++ b/source4/lib/registry/README
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
-This is the registry library. The registry is basically a bunch of hives
-that can be loaded from different places.
+This is the registry library. The registry is basically a bunch of
+hives that can be loaded from different places.
+
+The various registry backends provide support for loading/saving
+specific types of hives:
-The various registry backends provide support for loading/saving specific types
-of hives:
- ldb
- w95 (USER.DAT-style files)
- nt4 (NTUSER.DAT-style files)
- gconf (GNOME configuration)
- rpc (Remote individual hives)
-Instead of opening individual hives, one can also open a 'complete' registry by
-using one of these three functions:
+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_local() loads a set of hives based on smb.conf settings.
Lines in smb.conf should have the following syntax:
registry:<hivename> = <backend>:<location>
@@ -38,4 +39,3 @@ 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
-