Server 2003 migrating to a new box

[Joony]

We've been running a file server on a older Dell Dimension and I finally got my boss to get a nice PowerEdge server.

So just dragging and dropping it transfers just the files. Is there any way to retain file share permissions over the transfer?

 

[RebateMonger]

n.m.

 

[GrammatonJP]

I use emc replistor its replicating and copies permission

Check robocopy.. i think it does some permission thing... forgot..

 

[GrammatonJP]

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/16252/16252.html

PERMCOPY 🙂

 

[NogginBoink]

Use ntbackup or robocopy to copy files with permissions.

Export HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Shares key and import to new server to migrage shares and share permissions.

Go to lunch early from all the time you saved doing it this way. 🙂

 

[ktwebb]

Another vote for robocopy or you should have backups and you can just restore with permissions as mentioned as well.

 

[Brazen]

Another vote for Robocopy (or backups). Robocopy is a breeze to use. Just look over the documentation and double check all your command switches. Most likely all you'll need is the /mir switch.

 

[Nothinman]

This is one of the reasons that MS advises against using share permissons. You're supposed to leave them open and use NTFS ACLs to restrict access at the filesystem level.

 

[Brazen]

I assumed he was referring to NTFS ACLs. Robocopy will copy NTFS permissiosn, but I don't think it will copy share permissions. Share permissions would be easy to redo by hand though, so I'm pretty sure he was refering to NTFS permissions.

 

[Nothinman]

NogginBoink covered how to transfer them too, but he said share permissions so if he really meant file permissions he needs to learn to use the right terminology. =)

 

[spikespiegal]

This is one of the reasons that MS advises against using share permissons. You're supposed to leave them open and use NTFS ACLs to restrict access at the filesystem level.

Yeppers. Well, you should replace the Everyone group with 'Authenticated Users' if you want to be picky, but you're point is still correct.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
Use ntbackup or robocopy to copy files with permissions.

Export HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Shares key and import to new server to migrage shares and share permissions.

Go to lunch early from all the time you saved doing it this way. 🙂

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