Once the data copy is done and all files and subfolders with their permissions have been mirrored and verified to be matching, network folder share information might needed to be applied from the Source server to the Target server. Show
However, the share information is actually stored in the Windows Registry not on files or folders. To copy share information from a server to another server, a key in the Windows Registry needs to be exported and imported in the new server. The simple method below will show you how to copy all the shares and share security from one server to another. It involves exporting a Windows Registry key to a file and then importing this file into the new server. If possible, try to keep the drive letter the same on your new server compared to where the shares were on your old server. If you cannot, this can be changed later with an extra step. Step 1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet> This registry key lists all the shares that are present. Right click the Shares key and select �Export� in Regedit. Give it any name you like and save it to an area accessible from your new server. Step 2 Step 3 If the drive on the new server where the Shares are has a different drive letter compared to the old server, then you need to do the following. On the new server, navigate to the same key using Regedit: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet> Now on the right hand side you can see the Shares. To change the drive letter of a share simply double click the share in question and then locate the section labelled �path� and change the drive letter to the drive letter of your new file server. Migrating or copying files to another server and retaining the permissions is a common task when migrating a file server. If all permissions are successfully retained it will make the migration seamless and nobody will ever notice that a migration has taken place. If there are shared folders and with different permissions, re-sharing the folder by scratch is just time consuming and giving access denied to users will be inevitable. But how to copy files and folders, like it was exactly done on the old server? In Windows environment, just 3 steps are needed. 3 steps sound easy and quick. Steps below will work for NTFS permissions and folder access rights solely depends on it. a. Copy the files to the new server and retaining its permissions while files and folders are being copied b. Export the shares registry (old server) c. Import the shares registry (new server) The link below from Microsoft website shows how xcopy can copy folder and retain the permissions. https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg/help/323007/how-to-copy-a-folder-to-another-folder-and-retain-its-permissions Copy folder and retain permissions: At command prompt: Type: xcopy source destination /O /X /E /H /K Example: Type: xcopy c:\olddocs c:\newdocs /O /X /E /H /K, and then press ENTER, where olddocs is the source folder and newdocs is the destination folder. Xcopy switches have the following effects: /E - Copies folders and subfolders, including empty ones. /H - Copies hidden and system files also. /K - Copies attributes. Typically, Xcopy resets read-only attributes. /O - Copies file ownership and ACL information. /X - Copies file audit settings (implies /O). Aside from Xcopy, robocopy will come in handy to copy files and folders and retaining the permissions. Robocopy syntax: robocopy “source address” “destination address” *.* /mir /sec /log:migrate.log Technet link below shows how to export the share registry: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/408.how-to-back-up-and-restore-ntfs-and-share-permissions.aspx To be done on the old server: reg export HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares shareperms.reg To be done on the new server: reg import HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares shareperms.reg After importing the registry, restart the server and check whether folders are shared or not. If everything goes well, shared folders will automatically appear and it will be ready for everyone to access. To successfully migrate and automatically share the folder exactly as it was on the old server, drive letter and parent folder name should be the same or else it won’t match the imported registry settings. ================================ Free Android Apps: Click links below to find out more: Excel Keyboard guide: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=chrisjoms.myexcelapplicationguide Heaven's Dew Fall Prayer app for Android :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=soulrefresh.beautiful.prayer Catholic Rosary Guide for Android: Pray the Rosary every day, countless blessings will be showered upon your life if you recite the Rosary faithfully. Divine Mercy Chaplet Guide (A Powerful prayer) BFF = Be Filled Faith:
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You can use the -p option of cp to preserve the mode, ownership, and timestamps of the file. However, you will need to add the -r option to this command when dealing with directories. It will copy all sub-directories and individual files, keeping their original permissions intact.
Does copy and paste keep permissions?When moving files, Windows keeps the original file permissions if you are moving files to a location within the same volume. If you copy and paste or move a file to a different volume, it will be assigned the permissions of the destination folder.
How do I extract permissions from a shared folder?Export Permissions Reports. Go to Control Panel > Shared Folder > Action and select Export Permissions Report.. Select the destination shared folder where you want to save the report. ... . Under Select folders to export permissions, tick the shared folder or subfolder of which you want to export permissions. ... . Click Export.. How do I copy share permissions from one server to another?Right click the Shares key and select “Export” in Regedit. Give it any name you like and save it to an area accessible from your new server. Now go to your new server and right click the registry file you have exported in Step 1 and select “Merge”. All the share information will be imported in your new server.
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