Migrate Share Permissions

gorebrush

Not sure if this is possible.

I am using Robocopy to migrate 500GB of data from one server to another.

Robocopy allows you to maintain the File *security* permissions, but as some of these folders are shares, it does not create those for you.

Checking through the shares on the original server, the majority seem to be set to Everyone Full Control (Which is simple enough) but is there a way I can get a set of file share permissions migrated in a few commands (As opposed to laboriously trying to check each folder share)

Any ideas?

Wonder if xcacls can do this. (Though without running the command and browsing through the parameters I can feed it, I fear this may only be able to handle File Security level stuff too)

EDIT http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/318754

How to use Xcacls.exe to modify NTFS permissions (doh)

theseman

There are some programs that do this, scriptlogic secure copy is one that comes to mind (not cheap though, I think it is $1000.00 for each license, and you need a license for both source/destination)

In the past, doing file server migrations, I have done the following:

a. Transfer files using Robocopy GUI
i. Enter source
ii. Enter
iii. Copy options include:
1. /SEC – Security info
2. /E - all subfolders, even empty
3. /COPYALL
4. /ZB (backup/restartable copy mode)
5. Retry Options – retry, 10, wait 30 seconds)
iv. Logging options
1. /V
2. /NP
3. /NFL
4. /LOG: c:\xxxxxx_file_transer.txt
b. Export LANMAN shares registry key, remove any shares that are not being transferred over in the .reg file (HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Lanmanserver\Shares)
c. Import modified reg file to the new server, perform a reboot

EDIT: I also wonder about the FSMT? I have never used it, and the only recent migration I have worked on is 2003 -> 2008, which FSMT does not support. If it is 2003 -> 2003 you might want to check that tool out!