a manual copy works fine also if i use xcopy it all works fine but we want to use robocopy because of the various features
cheers ED 2009/8/10 Christopher Bodnar <[email protected]> > What happens if you copy a file over manually using the GUI? Does it > inherit permissions as expected? Or does it blank them out like your script? > > > > > > > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2009 4:06 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Robocopy > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I am trying to copy data from external hdd to a server and have done > mappings for new users as well hence the difference between the source names > and destination names. > > > > robocopy "Z:\AbbottK" "\\source-server\abbottke01$" /MIR /E /COPYALL /V > /R:2 /W:10 > > robocopy "Z:\AbdobakiR" "\\source-server\abdoubr01$" /MIR /E /COPYALL /V > /R:2 /W:10 > > > > What this script does is copies the data but for some reason resets all > destination permissions to blank i.e. none nothing exist so this has > happened every time I run this script. > > > > > > The requirement of the script / batch is as follows > > > > 1. Should mirror source ( usb h.d.d. )==> destination (server share) if not > same sync if same ignore and carry on further. > > 2. If fails retry at least once after waiting for 10 seconds > > 3. Should log everything (verbose) on the screen only i.e. command window. > > *4. Should inherit destination NTFS permissions and not reset / break it.* > > > > > > Any help is much appreciated. > > > > cheers > > > > > > ED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > * This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is > privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are > notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or > communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail > and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. * > -- Chris MCP ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
