We have a new NAS device that will be hosting files for one of our remote sites. Many of the file folders have very complex permissions, and some files that were created have only the creator as having any permission (thus, Domain Admins receive access denied). As I've tried using robocopy and xcopy to move all the data off the Windows 2003 file server, I am getting multiple access denied messages. Though I could take ownership of all the files, I'd like to leave all the security permissions intact so I don't have to go back and set it all back up later (there's over 500GB of files and over 300 users, so the permission complexity would be too time consuming to replicate manually). Is there a way I can copy these files without getting the access denied messages AND leaving the NTFS permissions/ownership intact? Note: The destination NAS is a Linux-based OS, but is using CIFS/Samba shares.

Did you try using the /B switch to Robocopu (Backup mode?) though being a NAS it may not support the requiste API's

It will be a little difficult to do the job specifically it is a Linux-based OS. Maybe output the result including the files which are not coplied in first try to a txt file, then create a script to add administrator permission before copy and remove that after copy will be a workaround. Of course it will also take time.Shaon Shan |TechNet Subscriber Support in forum |If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com