Can I run a copy program with backup operator rights

[Guest]

I basically need to copy data between servers on a regular basis as
upgrade/migrate tasks. I do not need to retain any security as the data I
move is usually across untrusted domains.

I like to use robocopy with mirror copy options so I can copy all data a few
days before the migration date, then run it again to mirror the data on
migration day to reduce the data transfer time. When I use robocopy I have
had problems where the administrator has no permissions to some folders and
have to spend hours taking ownership, etc. to copy them.

If I use windows backup I need to backup to an intermediate backup file and
then do a separate restore which kind of doubles the data transfer time.

If I could run robocopy or a similar utility as a backup operator this would
give me the benefits of both. Or does someone know of a freeware tool to do
this kind of operation.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I basically need to copy data between servers on a regular basis as
upgrade/migrate tasks. I do not need to retain any security as the data I
move is usually across untrusted domains.

I like to use robocopy with mirror copy options so I can copy all data a few
days before the migration date, then run it again to mirror the data on
migration day to reduce the data transfer time. When I use robocopy I have
had problems where the administrator has no permissions to some folders and
have to spend hours taking ownership, etc. to copy them.

If I use windows backup I need to backup to an intermediate backup file and
then do a separate restore which kind of doubles the data transfer time.

If I could run robocopy or a similar utility as a backup operator this would
give me the benefits of both. Or does someone know of a freeware tool to do
this kind of operation.

Thanks for any help.

If you run robocopy under the same account as ntbackup.exe
then your access rights will be exactly the same. It's the logon
account that matters, not the tool you use.

 

[Guest]

There is a diference between backing up with backup operator rights and
browsing folders which file copying essentially does.
If you login to a machine with administrator which has backup operator
rights, remove rights from a folder so that you cannot browse the contents
with windows explorer anymore you can still backup the contents with windows
backup as it uses backup operator rights to backup files that the account has
no rights to view.
What I want to do is try and get a copy program to utilise the same backup
operator rights in some way.

 

[Enkidu]

If you login as a user with Backup rights (ie is a member of
the Backup Operators group) then you will be able to copy
files for which you don't have specific permissions as well
as back them up. Which is basically what Pegasus was suggesting.

Do the following:
1) Create a batch file to do the copy.
2) Create a user in the Backup Operators Group to do the backup.
3) Schedule the batch file to be run. Specify the user from
step 2 for the scheduled task to run as when you crate the
scheduled task.

Cheers,

Cliff