Can you keep permissions if you copy folders to another server in W2K?

[xtremist5150]

If you have 2 servers, one with Windows 2003 (the target) and Windows 2000 (the source) and you copy the file folders from the first to the 2nd, will they retain their permissions? Both servers belong to the same domain.

Thanks.

 

[Jpoandl]

If you have applied NTFS security using domain GLOBAL GROUPS and DOMAIN LOCAL GROUPS (or domain usernames directly), you can easily move data from one server to another and retain security.

You can use SCOPY, XCOPY, or ROBOCOPY to perform the data migration.

If you have used Local server objects (like local server user names, local server groups) to apply NTFS security, the data will not retain security when you move the data to a new server.

You may be able to use the Active Directory Migration Tool to move the data.


-hope this helps...

Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003

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[abrannon]

Sure if you use any of the Backup software such as Veritas. But Shares are not retained as they are specific to the System that created the share.

 

[xtremist5150]

You can use SCOPY, XCOPY, or ROBOCOPY to perform the data migration. "

OK, so if I were to try doing a migration using one of these commands, what would be the syntax? I'd be taking pretty much all of the source server and making a backup copy to a premade folder on the target server (target being the one to store the backup)

EX: SCOPY <source> <Destination> or something...

 

[Claudek]

As mentioned above, there are many ways to retain the permissions when copying. I like using Robocopy in that not only does it allow you to copy across files with permisions, but also with time stamps (which is a handy thing to have copeied accross as well )


Claudius (What certifications??)

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[Jpoandl]

Use ROBOCOPY, its the best utility in my opinion too. Plus you can use the Mirror command to synch data during the day.

http://www.ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html

ROBOCOPY source_folder destination_folder [file(s)_to_copy] [options]


ROBOCOPY source_folder destination_folder *.* /E /SEC /MIR

/MIR is a good one. This mirrors a directory tree. Therefore, you can run this once during the day. If open files are encountered, the files will be skipped. but most of the data will get copied. Then, at night you can reboot the server (to disconnect all users) and run it again. With the same command. This will copy all files that have changed in the source but not recopy existing files.

Anyway, this link I gave you also has the syntax for the other xcopy, scopy ect commands...

Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003

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