steele2j
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Copy a directory and permission over the network
I need to find a way to allow users to copy a directory and the AD security into a new directory. The users will need to do this from their workstation to the mapped network drive. (2003 Servers)
I have a customer directory "g:\Customer-Projects\
and a template, under the template there are several levels of directories that need to be copied (there may be files in some of the directories but not all).
Customer Template
-Project
--Accounting
---Credits Memos
---AR
--Engineering
---design
---ATP
---Documents
---Hardware
---CAD Drawing
--Purchasing
---Bib Sheets
--Proposals
---RFQ
---Customer Requirements
--Sales
--Security
xcopy /S /I /E /O /A /T "G:\Customer-Project\Custo
I have tried XCOPY and this works as long as I run it as an administrator, however If I run it from the workstation I am told the following
access denied
Unable to create directory - g:\customer-project\new\pr
It accreated the project directory but nothing below that level.
I have check to verify that I have permissions in that and all lower level directories and I get the same thing.
When I run the same xcopy compand on local to local or server to local I have no issues. It is only when I atempt to place the copied files onto the server.
My goal is to have a program that the user can click on and do this for either a new customer or a new project in an existing customer.
I have a customer directory "g:\Customer-Projects\
and a template, under the template there are several levels of directories that need to be copied (there may be files in some of the directories but not all).
Customer Template
-Project
--Accounting
---Credits Memos
---AR
--Engineering
---design
---ATP
---Documents
---Hardware
---CAD Drawing
--Purchasing
---Bib Sheets
--Proposals
---RFQ
---Customer Requirements
--Sales
--Security
xcopy /S /I /E /O /A /T "G:\Customer-Project\Custo
I have tried XCOPY and this works as long as I run it as an administrator, however If I run it from the workstation I am told the following
access denied
Unable to create directory - g:\customer-project\new\pr
It accreated the project directory but nothing below that level.
I have check to verify that I have permissions in that and all lower level directories and I get the same thing.
When I run the same xcopy compand on local to local or server to local I have no issues. It is only when I atempt to place the copied files onto the server.
My goal is to have a program that the user can click on and do this for either a new customer or a new project in an existing customer.
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can you give robocopy a go ?
robocopy /SEC to preserve permissions
robocopy /SEC to preserve permissions
also my best guess is that removing the /o from your xcopy will make it work
ASKER
This exnded up being the issue after all. I tested it on anouther server with a clean share and it worked. The share permissions passed down caused the issue.
ASKER
C:\Documents and Settings\jsteele>xcopy /S /I /E /O /A /T "\\secure-server-2\files\C
File creation error - This security ID may not be assigned as the owner of this object.
Unable to create directory - \\secure-server-2\files\Cu
I get the same message even if I have taken ownership of the files and ensure I have Shared and Security permissions to set to full control.