Copy file to multiple computers | Permission should not change

Question

Team,

I have custom made run.bat file and certain permission set on that file. I need to copy that file to multiple domain joined devices. I have a script which is copying the file to destination folder but permission is getting changed.

I need a script which needs to copy the file and also permission should not change post copying.

Kindly help.

Answer 1

This task can be done via copy tools easily and effectively such as Teracopy , Gs Richcopy 360 and Freefilesync , all can help to copy files from source to destination with preserving shared/NTFS permissions .

Also you can check the below PowerShell script for handling this issue

$sourceFile = "C:\path\to\run.bat"
$destinationFolder = "\\computer1\share\folder"
$computers = @("computer1", "computer2", "computer3")

foreach ($computer in $computers) {
    $destinationPath = "\\$computer\$destinationFolder"

    # Copy the file to the destination folder
    Copy-Item -Path $sourceFile -Destination $destinationPath -Force

    # Get the source file's ACL
    $acl = Get-Acl -Path $sourceFile

    # Set the destination file's ACL to match the source file's ACL
    $destinationFile = Join-Path -Path $destinationPath -ChildPath (Split-Path -Leaf $sourceFile)
    Set-Acl -Path $destinationFile -AclObject $acl
}

Note :

• $sourceFile: The path to the run.bat file on your local machine.
• $destinationFolder: The shared folder path on the remote computers where you want to copy the file.
• $computers: An array of the names of the domain joined computers where you want to copy the file.

I hope these info help

Answer 2

Hi @Santhosh Basavarajappa ,

maybe Robocopy is a tool to get your requirement done. With robocopy it's possible to copy the ACL as well:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy

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Andreas Baumgarten