Retain permissions

[Ber via WinServerKB.com]

Hi!
I need to move a large shared directory which contains multiple shared
directories from one server to another and retain all shares and permissions.
Is there an easy way to do this?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi!
I need to move a large shared directory which contains multiple shared
directories from one server to another and retain all shares and permissions.
Is there an easy way to do this?

Export from the registry the branch
hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares
to a file, then import it on the new server.

Use xcopy.exe or robocopy.exe to copy the various folders.
Both commands have a switch to copy permissions.

 

[Joseph7]

You don't need to export anything. You can do all of the work with Secure
Copy. This tool can copy permissions and even the shares and shares
permissions too. It will save you a lot of time. Hope this helps!