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LeoC
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2004-12-27 : 11:44:50
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| If EM is an application [as I read prev.], where would the contents of one's registration go to?Can they be shared?if a DBA team has a PC to use for looking at the servers BUT we don't login under a common 'dba' account/login (domains, permissions,sec.,etc...) All of our registrations, which should be the same, are some where in that PC, right? could we just grabbed it and copy it from profile to profile?Is there an easy solution to this issue?Cheers!lec. |
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derrickleggett
Pointy Haired Yak DBA
4184 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-27 : 14:23:57
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| http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=43879&SearchTerms=enterprise,manager,registrationMeanOldDBAderrickleggett@hotmail.comWhen life gives you a lemon, fire the DBA. |
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LeoC
Starting Member
37 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 13:13:29
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| Thanks for the reply! So really there isn't a clear "clean" way to do this...I mean dealing with the registry right off makes this 'not microsoft recommended'.Plus I've already got two PCs with different reg.-key and/or info. in then, but what's the use of a reg.-key?The good point would've been to make the "sharing" easier. It seems that [as it happen to two of our DBAs] if you loose the EM registration, pretty much you'll be better off 're-entering' the info. from the keybd. no any kind of shortcut?sorry, didn't mean to sound too pessimistic!Thanks,lec. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 15:55:35
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| Modifying the registry via a reg file is the only way to do this without manually doing it via EM.Tara |
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LeoC
Starting Member
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Posted - 2004-12-28 : 16:02:10
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| Tara, what/how do you mean 'via a reg' file?lec. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 16:09:24
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| Regedit allows you to export keys from the registry. Go to the specific key, highlight it, select file then export. Save it as a reg file. Then test this on a machine with no EM registrations: move the reg file to this machine, double click on it. Check EM registrations. If it works ok, then do the same to the other machines.I've done this several times, like when our machines get refreshed.Tara |
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LeoC
Starting Member
37 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 16:12:26
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| thanks!have you ever done cross OS versions? or should not even attempt to get into that one?lec. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 16:15:12
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| Yes I have and it did not work from Win2k to NT4. We had to manually make some changes to the reg file. It's been over 3 years since this was done though, so I don't remember what changes we did.Tara |
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LeoC
Starting Member
37 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 16:22:10
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| hey, I'll be surprised if much have change in that area! but I guess if I have the time I'll test W2K to XP pretty soon!Thanks again for your inputs!lec. |
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derrickleggett
Pointy Haired Yak DBA
4184 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 17:46:37
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| You could also store the EM registrations in a common location. You could then add EM entries in each computer with a batch file. You can also use SQL Server using the reg read and write procs, although I don't know that I would recommend that. :)MeanOldDBAderrickleggett@hotmail.comWhen life gives you a lemon, fire the DBA. |
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LeoC
Starting Member
37 Posts |
Posted - 2004-12-28 : 17:49:51
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| that sounds a bit more for what I have actually time to... definitely, challenging 'though!lec. |
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Sharing EM's registration?