Re: making backup of NTFS-partition with EFS enabled

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 06/01/02 

From: "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:34:51 -0700

"Isofoc" <isofoc.spammmlesssss@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:03vefukarmo3u80cc0k7oos6lv5at8dkev@4ax.com...
>
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> On Fri, 31 May 2002 06:04:00 -0700, "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
> wrote:
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> >NTbackup.exe
> Thanks - sounds straightforward - so the sysadmin would just create
> backups using ntbackup of data - partition, and could still use ghost
> for making images of (non-encrypted) WXP-partition.

either way
Use of full NTbackup with System State is recommended to provide
for full recovery from system failure.

> >
> >Users are responsible for backup / off-site storage of their
> >own EFS cert/keys and Password restore disks. If you could
> >do it for them, EFS would offer them no privacy.
> how should they do that?

With the Certificates mmc snap-in. It is in the Help system.
For the Password recovery disk, use the Users control panel applet,
with their account highlighted, the link at left to Prevent a forgotten
password.

> >
> >You (sys adm) are responsible for backup of the system,
> >including the all important System State, and of the EFS
> >cert/key of the data recovery agent (and of your own accounts).
> How should I set up a data recovery agent?
>
Covered in a couple other threads of this newsgroup in the past
few days. Post a new thread with good subject line for this
if you cannot find the info. 

--
Roger Abell
MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone