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Importing and Exporting Local Address Books

A local address book (LAB) contains details about computers that can be viewed or controlled by the Remote Control viewer. It can also optionally contain details about login credentials. The Import/Export feature, rcUtilCmd.exe, permits you to share the content of a local address book between users, without compromising security.

More specifically, the local address book consists of an XML file which is tied to a particular user. It may become inaccessible if the file is renamed or relocated; rcUtilCmd.exe makes the necessary modifications to the file so that it can be used in its new location. Additionally, login credentials in the XML file are encrypted using a key unique to the user who is logged on at the time. If an address book is exported to another user, these details cannot be decrypted and they appear blank, because rcUtilCmd.exe does not permit these details to be transferred. An imported address book merges its data into an existing local address book. If required, you can replace the local address book with the imported book.