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Method and system for capturing and storing system changes for application to multiple users and systems in a heterogeneous server environment

  • US 6,823,376 B1
  • Filed: 04/26/1999
  • Issued: 11/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for identifying and storing changes to a data processing system within a distributed data processing system, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • initializing the data processing system for a capture of an initial state of the data processing system;

    modifying the data processing system;

    capturing a modified state of the data processing system; and

    storing differences between the initial state and the modified state as a set of configuration parameters in a depository wherein the differences are separated into system-specific changes and user-specific changes;

    wherein the system specific changes are applied on a per-system basis and the user-specific changes are applied on a per-user basis;

    wherein the differences between the initial state and the modified state comprise differences between user files, system files, user registries, and system registries; and

    wherein the differences between user files and differences between user registries may be used to manage configurability of an application on a per-user basis.

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