Err Msg: A Snapshot or Diff File Specified on the Command Line Was Created with a Different User and Cannot Be Used Now

ID: Q221566

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to apply a snapshot taken with the Sysdiff tool, you may receive the following error message:

A snapshot or diff file specified on the command line was created with a different user and can not be used now.

CAUSE

This error message occurs when you are logged on as a user other than the user who created the Sysdiff snapshot when you attempt to apply the snapshot to a computer.

RESOLUTION

To apply a Sysdiff snapshot when you are logged on as a user other than the user who created the snapshot, use the following syntax:

sysdiff /apply /m [/log: log_file] difference_file

The /m command-line parameter causes the file changes to be mapped to the default user profile structure, rather than to the profile structure for the user logged on when the difference file was created.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, please see the "Windows NT 4.0 Workstation Resource Kit," page 44.

For a broad overview of deploying Windows NT 4.0, please see the "Windows NT Deployment Guide," which can be downloaded from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/NTworkstation/Deployment/deployment/default.asp

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb