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Number   :  9175
Date     :  2004-11-09
Author   :  craig_dayton
Subject  :  Re: BDC to W2K via XXCOPY
Size(KB) :  2



Garry...

Thank you for your response. I noticed that Rotaiv responded, too. 
I'll consider both of your inputs. I really do appreciate your 
taking 
the time to help.

Craig 

--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "Garry Deane"  wrote:
> 
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "craig_dayton"  wrote:
> > 
> > If this is a dumb sounding post, please consider that I am
> > writing this at 2:00 AM EST. I am getting somewhat desperate,
> > and I a very new to XXCOPY, and so I would appreciate any help.
> > 
> > I tried using robocopy to do what I need to do, and though I've
> > had success with robocopy in the past (NT 4.0 server to NT 4.0
> > server), I am having a problem with this task. Here are the
> > details.
> > 
> > I need to copy the data AND the security information on the
> > files and folders from a BDC (NT 4.0) to a Windows 2000 member
> > server. With robocopy, I am able to copy the files over
> > successfully, and the security permissions "appear" to be
> > correct, but the clients cannot access the data, once it is
> > on the W2K server.
> > 
> > So...instead of going any further with the explanation, does
> > anyone feel that XXCOPY will help me get over this hurdle?
> > I've never used it. I have NO problem buying it, but I
> > desperately need something that will work. Otherwise, the
> > team leaders and management will expect me to apply the
> > security permissions on all of the folders by hand.
> > 
> > Any and all help that you can provide will be much welcomed.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > Craig
> 
> I'm afraid you'll probably be out of luck although I'm not
> 100% sure. The command you want is:
> 
> xxcopy \src\ \dst\ /backup/sc
> 
> /backup (or /bu) will copy the source tree complete
> /sc will copy ACLs and audit info
> 
> Type xxcopy /bu/sc/? to see a context sensitive list of the
> switches this command invokes.
> 
> However here's the downside with /sc:
> 
> 1. In the past when I've tried to use /sc on NT, non standard
> permissions were not copied correctly and locked out the
> directories involved (similar to what you've described for
> Robocopy). I'm not sure but I think this problem remains
> although I believe some improvement has been done.
> 
> 2. The ACL's are different in NT and W2k and I'm unsure how
> compatible they are. I once tried an xxcopy from NT to W2k
> using /sc and it failed miserably. I didn't bother to dig deeper
> at the time so I don't know whether the problem can be overcome.
> 
> I suggest you give xxcopy a try on some sample data and see
> how you go. If it fails, try SCOPY from the resource kit.
> ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/nt4/x86/
> 
> I'm pretty sure that I used this sucessfully when xxcopy failed
> to copy from NT to W2k. It's pretty basic but that doesn't
> matter if you're doing a full 'dumb' transfer.
> 
> Sorry if my answers are a bit vague. I haven't had to worry
> about copying security info for quite a while.
> 
> Garry



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