2003 Migration from NT4 Files permmisions

[hannahsh]

Ok another stupid question for you wise men.

Moving folders on a NT4 domain to a new server 2003 NT4 domain member at the moment. How do we move the folders and keep the permissions?

secondly, when we upgrade to 2003 AD how do we transfer permissions to migrated users BUT NOT MOVE THE DATA or mess with the permissions?

 

[aftertaf]

for permission keeping, just a wild shot...
do a backup, and specify security information... (or sth like that, what it does is save the NTFS ACLs with the backup)

then restore to new server

secondly, i dont understand...

Aftertaf (david)
MCSA 2003

 

[hannahsh]

no good not doing that, need the name of a utility?

 

[martyh]

You can use some tools from the W2K resource kit. Win2K's Xcopy command incorporates NT's Scopy's functionality through two new options: /O and /X. The /O option copies both owner- and file-permission information and includes that information with the file. The /X option, which works only in conjunction with /O, also transfers audit settings. So, if you've been auditing the activity on a particular file on your NT 4.0 server, you can continue to audit it on your Win2K server.

You can use permcopy from the same kit to transfer share permissions (note that it will NOT move the files or create the shares).

HTH

Marty

 

[hannahsh]

Ok I got robocopy from 2003 and was on NT4 Resource Kit and it will do the job perfectly !!

Cheers
everyone