Is there any program to mount .tib files in linux?

[Red Squirrel]

I have Acronis True Image home which I use to create images of people's computers before I do anything to them, that way I have a roll back plan, and don't have to worry about backing up anything if I format as it's already all backed up.

An issue I just ran into is Windows obeys the permissions even if I'm admin, so when I mount the image, I can't access stuff like documents and settings. I want to do it in Linux as Linux will wave the permissions for root so that way I can access everything. I could boot with a live CD and just do an actual file copy of the user's drive but I prefer taking an image as it's faster.

 

[dcalt21]

You have to have Acronis True Image Server for Linux for the support of TIB images.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Hmm no free apps that might do it? I already have a license for True image home but it's Windows.

IS there perhaps a way in Windows I can just tell it to give me access to the whole drive, like in Linux? Linux does not care about the NTFS permissions, it lets me in anyway. I hate how Windows will deny me access just because I don't have permission - I am the admin, it should let me anyway.

 

[dcalt21]

Sounds like the user made their windows account "private" when they set it up. I have been in this situation before...it was horrible and I don't remember if I ever recovered anything. Sorry.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Sounds like the user made their windows account "private" when they set it up. I have been in this situation before...it was horrible and I don't remember if I ever recovered anything. Sorry.

Does that encrypt the files or something? It seems to do something right at the raw file system level. I did a full disk copy through ubuntu but even that did not get those files. So something here is very weird. Stupid Vista. I hope they had backups since I already started installing XP. Either way their installation was too bloody slow to even use anyway so not like I would of got anything through the OS.

 

[xSauronx]

Does that encrypt the files or something? It seems to do something right at the raw file system level.

yes, the ability for windows to encrypt files and folders isnt new. if they made it private and you killed the OS already, that stuff is gone. good thing you made an image.

also, clonezilla (while the interface was made as lazily as possible) works great for imaging and its free. you can also mount the images in linux:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=872832

ive used it to image/restore, havent tried to mount an image yet.

 

[dcalt21]

yes, the ability for windows to encrypt files and folders isnt new. if they made it private and you killed the OS already, that stuff is gone. good thing you made an image.

also, clonezilla (while the interface was made as lazily as possible) works great for imaging and its free. you can also mount the images in linux:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=872832

ive used it to image/restore, havent tried to mount an image yet.

Yeah, the profile encryption has been around since XP was releas and im pretty sure there is no way to get around it heh...I remember spending long amounts of times trying to.

 

[xSauronx]

Yeah, the profile encryption has been around since XP was releas and im pretty sure there is no way to get around it heh...I remember spending long amounts of times trying to.

its encrypted, thats the point, you cant get to it once that OS is wiped. I think in vista or 7 you can create a backup key or something to use to get it in case of an OS issue, but im not sure that it can be used outside of windows...anyway i half-assed that chapter in class so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[KryptoKalEl]

In the mounted image, right-click on the User account folder and select Properties, then Security, then Advanced. Under Owner give the current user ownership of the folder (and subfolders and files). you will be able to access all the contents.

 

[Nothinman]

In the mounted image, right-click on the User account folder and select Properties, then Security, then Advanced. Under Owner give the current user ownership of the folder (and subfolders and files). you will be able to access all the contents.

Only if NTFS permissions are the problem, if they're encrypted you can't get to them without the key which was lost when the old Windows install was blown away.

 

[postaled]

Only if NTFS permissions are the problem, if they're encrypted you can't get to them without the key which was lost when the old Windows install was blown away.

This isn't a linux solution but from what I read it works to get around NTFS permissions in Windows.

http://www.hobeanu.com/blog/accessgain-tool/

 

[Nothinman]

This isn't a linux solution but from what I read it works to get around NTFS permissions in Windows.

http://www.hobeanu.com/blog/accessgain-tool/

You don't need 3rd party tools to fix permissions on files, but again that doesn't help if they were encrypted using EFS.