You can still do authoritative restores from a TSM backup.  You do this the
same as you do with NT backup.
1. Restore the system object using NT backup or TSM
2. Perform the authoritative restore by booting into DS restore mode and
running ntdsutil.

-----Original Message-----
From: DFrance [mailto:DFrance-TSM AT ATT DOT NET]
Sent: October 30, 2002 1:18 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: More on Repeat Backups...


Actually, my personal favorite, is to use the NT backup tool (maybe as a
preschedcmd) for making the System Object backup (to a file that gets picked
up by normal, daily incremental);  in the cmd file that runs NTbackup,
determine the daily or weekly logic of your choice, so only re-write the
SysObj.bkf as often as you like... possibly, every Tuesday & Saturday,
whatever.  So, with the 5.1 client, exclude system object backups -- relying
entirely on recovery of the ntbackup file to recover the system, which gives
the nice side-effect of providing a point-in-time recovery point and (also)
allows authoritative restore (of selected pieces of the registry, using
directory services restore mode).  This "side effect" becomes important if
ever you want to use the "authoritative restore" feature introduced by
Win2K;  the current method of backups provided by TSM only permits
non-authoritative restores.