how to secedit export everything

[David]

How can I export everything out from the local security policies as a backup?
I had tried to use

secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf /areas

However it keep prompting parameter is incorrect.

I tried to use

secedit /export /cfg c:\temp\local.inf

However settings such as services, regkeys are not being saved out.

Thanks

[MowGreen [MVP]]

David,

See if this helps: The Secedit.exe command-line utility does not export
a security template for local security policy in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889532

Either try the suggested Workaround or see:
You cannot use the Secedit.exe command-line tool to export the local
security policy settings on a stand-alone workstation that is running
Microsoft Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897327

I'm not sure if the Hotfix is applicable to SP3 as the article does not
include that information. If you choose this avenue, ask if it does.

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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[Roger Abell [MVP]]

It does not export even more than you mentioned (check out the situation
with administrative template settings). If you read the syntax info from
running secedit /? you will notice it says it exports security policy
settings.
When you use the group policy editor on the local policy of a machine,
notice that there is one node labelled Security Policy ?

Roger

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