Restore a certification authority from a backup copy

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To restore a certification authority from a backup copy

Log on to the system as a Backup Operator or a Certification Authority Administrator.
Open Certification Authority.
In the console tree, click the name of the certification authority (CA).

Where?
- Certification Authority (Computer)/CA name
On the Action menu, point to All Tasks, and click Restore CA.
Follow the instructions in the Certification Authority Restore Wizard.

Notes

To open Certification Authority, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Certification Authority.
This procedure is useful if you want to restore a CA without restoring the entire server on which the CA is installed. To back up the CA for later restoration using this procedure, see Related Topics.

In general, you should use Backup to back up and restore both the CA and the server. For more information about backing up a computer running a Windows Server 2003 operating system, see Related Topics.

Value	Description
restore	Specifies a full restore of the CA's data.
BackupDirectory	Specifies the path where the backup data is located.

Notes

To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.
To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:

certutil -restore -?

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