Need to migrate files
I'm in the process of migrating my file server to new hardware. The old server is running 2003 R3 and the new one is running 2008 R2. I need to copy an entire directory path (60 GB) and I must preserve the security ACLs. Ordinarily, I would use NTBACKUP, but it's not available on 2008 R2. I've tried ROBOCOPY ()From the 2008 server), XCOPY with no success. Files are transferred, but no permissions. I'd appreciate any thought, ideas or tips. TIA. Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ Regards, Hank Arnold (MVP - DS)
September 30th, 2010 7:23am

What parameters have you used for robocopy? Below ones should work robocopy /E /SEC /COPYALL Did you run robocopy from elevated command prompt?With kind regards Krystian Zieja http://www.projectnenvision.com Follow me on twitter My Blog
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September 30th, 2010 7:39am

Hello have you tried robocopy /sec of robocopy /DATSIsaac Oben MCITP:EA, MCSE
September 30th, 2010 9:52am

robocopy should help on copying NTFS permission. Share permission will not be copied. If that is the concern, please refer to following article: How to Copy Files and Maintain NTFS and Share Permissions http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174273Shaon Shan| TechNet Subscriber Support in forum| If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.com
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October 1st, 2010 4:15am

Good point about the elevated command prompt. I'll try it on Monday. Thanks. Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ On 9/30/2010 7:37 AM, Krystian.Zieja wrote: What parameters have you used for robocopy? Below ones should work robocopy /E /SEC /COPYALL Did you run robocopy from elevated command prompt? Regards, Hank Arnold (MVP - DS)
October 2nd, 2010 7:02am

Thanks. As I mentioned, shares are not the concern. I can recreate them pretty easily. I'll check out the link, though. Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ On 10/1/2010 4:13 AM, Shaon Shan wrote: robocopy should help on copying NTFS permission. Share permission will not be copied. If that is the concern, please refer to following article: How to Copy Files and Maintain NTFS and Share Permissions http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174273 Regards, Hank Arnold (MVP - DS)
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October 2nd, 2010 7:04am

Also look at the File Server Migration Toolkit (FSMT) http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/fsmt.aspx Santhosh Sivarajan | MCTS, MCSE (W2K3/W2K/NT4), MCSA (W2K3/W2K/MSG), CCNA, Network+ Houston, TX Blogs - http://blogs.sivarajan.com/ Articles - http://www.sivarajan.com/publications.html Twitter: @santhosh_sivara - http://twitter.com/santhosh_sivara This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.
October 2nd, 2010 11:27pm

Thank you!! You were spot on!! I overlooked the /SEC flag. Thanks for making my day!!! :-) -------- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/personal-pc-assistant/ On 9/30/2010 7:37 AM, Krystian.Zieja wrote: What parameters have you used for robocopy? Below ones should work robocopy /E /SEC /COPYALL Did you run robocopy from elevated command prompt? Regards, Hank Arnold (MVP - DS)
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October 6th, 2010 4:53am

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