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Q255809: Using the Init.bat Utility in Microsoft Metadirectory Services

Article: Q255809
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1 
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SUMMARY
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The Init.bat utility is a powerful tool. It is used by the installation program
when you reinstall a VIA server. You can also use Init.bat to start over and
create a new, clean directory database file. It completely deletes the current
metadirectory database and reinitializes all its files.

However, because all of the Management Agent (MA) working folders are also
deleted, you can potentially delete any custom MA templates that have been
created. You should create a working backup of the database and make copies of
your custom templates from their working folders before you run this utility.

This article describes how to use the Init.bat utility.

MORE INFORMATION
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If you have custom MA templates, save them before you run Init.bat. To do so,
record the templates to the working folder, and then copy them to an alternative
location. For information about how to record MA templates, see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q250479 Recording Management Agent Templates in Microsoft Metadirectory
  Services

Using the Init.bat Utility
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1. Quit the Compass Client utility.

2. Stop the Zoomit Server service by typing net stop "zoomit server" at the
  command prompt. The quotation marks are required. You can also stop the
  service by using the Services tool in Control Panel (Microsoft Windows NT
  4.0), Administrative tools (Microsoft Windows 2000), or the Services
  Management snap-in (Windows 2000).

3. Copy custom MAs from the working folder. For information about the MA working
  folder and how to locate it, see the following articles in the Microsoft
  Knowledge Base:

  Q254189 Description of the Management Agent Working Folders

  Q279692 Init.bat Does Not Correctly Reinitialize the Database

4. At a command prompt, change to the Zoomserv\Bin\Init folder.

5. At the command prompt, type "init.bat <drive>" (without the quotation
  marks), where <drive> is the drive on which the Zoomserv\Bin\Init
  exists.

Additional query words: MMS Zoomit VIA init bat

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbMMSSearch kbMMS210
Version           : :2.1
Issue type        : kbinfo

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