To expand upon Gilles' explanation:  UDC's are available upon restoring the
COMMAND.PUB.SYS file in step (2), below (and logging back on to the system
afterward).  In fact, using HP's new instructions for patching (Patch/iX),
this file is simply renamed to disable all UDC's during the
secure-the-system phase, then it's renamed back into place after the system
has been updated.  This is much simpler than de-cataloguing all MANAGER.SYS
UDC's, then having to re-catalogue them later.

Also, we use Orbit's backup software, not HP STORE or TurboSTORE, but the
procedure is essentially identical.  Restoring the system directory, only,
as a first step, appears to eliminate some of the gotchas we experienced
long ago when trying to combine the file and directory restore into one
operation.  It's possible to do correctly, but his method is more
foolproof.

Lee Gunter          [log in to unmask]




From: [log in to unmask] on 07/21/98 04:04 PM

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cc:    (bcc: Lee Gunter/BCBSO/TBG)
Subject:  Re: what now?




At 01:46 AM 98/07/21 -0400, you wrote:
...snip
>
>I did a restore *int;@[log in to unmask]@[log in to unmask]@.sys;directory;olddate;keep
>which seems to have brought back everybody and their
>passwords.  I do have another question though, if you use the
>restore ;directory method to recover users then how do you get
>their udc's reset?
>
I think I suggested the following:
1. :restore *t;;directory (note two consecutive semi-colons)
This restores all directories - including 1 system directory, posix
directories, and any volume set directories you may have. THIS STEP
RESTORES NO OTHER FILES.
2. :restore *t;@[log in to unmask]@;show=offline;keep;olddate;create
This restores all other files.

<snip>
After completion of step 2, you will have all your UDC's in place the NEXT
time you log on. To get your networking back, you will need to first
perform a START NORECOVERY.
This method is far easier and less error-prone than using BULDACCT to
unnecessarily rebuild your directory.
In fact the only time I would use BULDACCT is if I did not have a directory
available on a store tape, or if I was moving acounts/groups to or from
non-system volume sets.