Stefanie

Anyone good at batch files, its sequences and why the latter parts don't run..

i've got a batch file which runs some ntbackup jobs in sequence then copies them to another server.

The xcopy's don't run, any reasons why, I thought when one line is done it goes on to the next till the end?

warrenm2

try robocopy for a start - and maybe posting a link to the code?

HankScorpio

pm me what you got, I got stuck in the dark ages with batches and never made it past them but got quite proficient.

Stefanie

ok i tried robocopy, much better. Is it supposed to copy all the permissions down the folder file tree, because it didnt seem to. Just use /COPYALL /E ?

Also how do you deal with folders with spaces in the names?

What is the quickest easiest way of copying all folders all files and importantly ALL permissions from one server to another?

robocopy "\\server1\Dept\IT\Private\blah blah folder" "\\server2\Dept\IT\Private\blah blah folder" /copyall /e

Is this correct for folders and permissions to be copied correctly down the tree?

David_Wallis

/sec for permissions also add /r:1 /w:1 otherwise it can take a while if it hits an error.

For folders with spaces add quotes.

if your backing up /xo only copies files that have changed.

Removed.

Later versions of robocopy dropped the /sec, use /copyall as you suggested.

Stefanie

why the hell doesn't it preserve permissions, i've still got to go back into all the files to add/remove them...

HankScorpio

Later version have sec as well as copyall


Put in:
/tee /log:%temp%\robolog.txt

and post up the header and summary from the log.

Removed.

Whoops, my mistake

Removed.

I know, it's sad, but I looked at the manual for Robocopy XP010 and in it, it says
"Note
The /TIMFIX or /SECFIX switches are no longer supported. If you have scripts that use these switches you must edit them to use /COPY: instead. /COPY:T replaces the old /TIMFIX, and /COPY:S replaces the old /SECFIX."

I was sure I'd had to redo a load of scripts when we moved to that version, as the older version didn't support really long paths. Not the sitch I remembered, but I'm glad I'm not completely gaga.

However I see that those switches are back in the Vista version.

Back to the OP's problem, ensure that the account you are using has adequate rights on the target server. If the target folder is a share, the share permissions must be full control, as well as the folders security, or you can't set ntfs permissions.