Transfer files between 2 Win2K servers and keep the same file permissions

Use the Windows NT 4 Resource Kit utility, SCOPY.EXE.

First connect a network drive to the share on the other server you want to copy to.  Then execute the following command (once you have SCOPY on the machine)

SCOPY <sourcedrive:\path\file.ext> <destdrive:\path\file.ext> /o /s

/o = copy owner information
/s = copy security information

From what I can tell, it would do what I need.  But, where do I get scopy for windows 2000?

BTW, thanks for the quick response, leew!

Well, I found a way around this problem for the time being... I am using our backup software and tapes to make a copy of the data, then redirect the restore to the other server where I want the data.  The permissions stay intact this way.

Is that really faster than using XCOPY?

probably not, but depending on the amount of data it would help reduce network traffic using the backup.

I ended up having some problems backing up the data and restoring it to a different place.  So, I used XCOPY and it worked pretty well.  It was faster than the backup method, of course.  The only complaint I had about XCOPY was that I ran into some permission issues that would stop the transfer.  I would be 1/2 way through transferring 8 Gb of data and it would stop.  I didn't see the /C option to "continues copying even if errors occur" until I was done :-)  That would have been nice to know!

Anyway, I got the data transferred with the same permissions it had on the old computer, so everyone is happy.

Thanks for the help leew and visioneer!!

As a quick note - SCOPY has never (to my memory) stopped on me in the middle of a transfer unless I ran out of quota or disk space.  If it hits something it can't copy, it just moves on to the next item, noting an error message.  Thus, it can be really helpful if you use SCOPY and redirect output to a file.  Then you can review the file for missed files and remedy the situation.