Re: Secedit INF content

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:13:51 +0100

EdT wrote:

> In the Security INF files used by Secedit, what does the section
> [Unicode]
> Unicode = Yes
> actually mean ?
>
> Does it specify the format of the INF file; whether it is written in
> Unicode or ASCII ??
> I need to be able to edit the INF file using vbscript when moving from
> domain to domain, to pick up the correct SIDS for the groups in that
> domain, and I therefore would prefer the file to be in ASCII format...
Hi

Yes, the Secsetup.inf file is in Unicode format. Note that WSH's
FileSystemObject have full support for reading/writing to Unicode
based text files. 

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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