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Move fileshare to new domain with ACLs intact

Anders Björling 20 Reputation points
2023-03-29T19:38:05.2933333+00:00

We want to move an old fileshare containing 5000 folders with ACLs to a new domain that is trusted. All users will remain in the old domain but we want new groups created in the new domain.

The fileshare is quite a mess and has been used for 15 years.

What tool could help us with this?

Could storage migration service (SMS) do this?

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  1. Limitless Technology 44,121 Reputation points
    2023-03-30T11:32:03.4566667+00:00

    Hello

    Thank you for your question and reaching out. I can understand you are having query\issues related to FileServer.

    1. You can use icacls to export and import your permissions, while also replacing any group/user.

    Example: icacls D:\Test\ /save Main_C_Perms.cfg /t /c

    Then you can import them back: icacls D:\ /restore Main_C_Perms.cfg /t /c

    1. OR You can use Robocopy to move data from one server to another with permissions

    Robocopy /mir /sec /secfix to copy everything in-tact to the new server

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