Re: AD Backup -- creation date

2005-09-09 Thread Sandra
Hmmm that means my windows 2000 domain controller is in trouble. Since this is Active Directory backup.. Can you kindly identify what could cause Active Directory files to be at this time? I have all the security patches and windows patches installed on my server. Kind Regards Sandra

Re: AD Backup -- creation date

2005-09-09 Thread Richard Sims
A file is created in a file system by an application program. Conventionally, the creating program allows the operating system to timestamp the file. If that was the case here, then it would suggest that the system clock on that system was frotzed. Alternately, a creating program can meddle with t

Re: AD Backup -- creation date

2005-09-09 Thread Sandra
Creating Program??? I have taken backup using TSM and I am using it restore AD. When I go to restore, under active directory, the creation date is 01/01/1601 and the backup date is fine., that is the one when it is backed up. all the active and inactive versions show this date. Can you kindly e

Re: AD Backup -- creation date

2005-09-09 Thread Richard Sims
Sounds like the creating program stored a zero into the date field: 1/1/1601 is the earliest legal date in Windows (as opposes to 1970, which was the earliest legal date in DOS). In other words, that time is 0. Richard Sims On Sep 9, 2005, at 2:38 AM, Sandra wrote: Dear All, TSM 5.2.3(on wi