Dave Burke - Freelance .NET Developer specializing in Online Communities

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I guess Robocopy does NOT solve all the world's woes

I'm a Robocopy ADDICT!  I can't remember a time (okay, I guess I can) that I didn't use Robocopy on a daily basis, primarily for supplementary backups.  I wanted to use Robocopy to copy certain home office files on a regular basis to HQ with VPN, but darn if I can pass my authentication to HQ for RoboCopy to create files and directories, even though my NET USE statement correctly passes my network username and password.

Oh, I could change the permissions on the HQ server and set EVERYONE read-write-modify on the recipient folder and it would work, but I don't do that sort of thing.  Haven't for a long time.

The home office PC I'm using to VPN is a Windows 2000 server.  I know there's a RoboCopy for W2K3, but it probably would have the same problem. Then again, maybe its one of those rocket science network firewall-protocol-port-solar-equinox types of issue?

I'll never say anything bad about Robocopy.  Can't do it.  Any alternative ideas are welcome.  I'll explore other options of getting a bunch of files to HQ.  I've got this CDR drive I could use....

Comments

William Bartholomew said:

I was trying to solve a similar problem, here are the options I looked at:

1. Robocopy
2. Windows port of rsync
3. Using IIS's FTP server and the ncftp command-line client

Option (3) is pretty good, you still get authentication, running over the VPN means it's secure and FTP supports resume if the connection is broken.
# April 24, 2004 12:38 AM

Michael Carr said:

XXCOPY is a nice alternative. Very flexible.

www.xxcopy.com
# April 24, 2004 12:44 AM

Dave Burke said:

William and Michael: THANK YOU! I'll investigate and post back.
# April 24, 2004 1:20 AM

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# April 24, 2004 1:48 PM

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# April 24, 2004 1:48 PM

Brian Desmond said:

Does it work if you go in and create files and folders with explorer? Do you have modify rights on the parent directory and the whole subtree?

Are you using the FQDN of the target server?
# April 24, 2004 2:37 PM

Dave Burke said:

Brian, with explorer? yes. mod rights? yes. FQDN? I tried both. See the "Robocopy DOES..." post. Seems it worked on a W2K destination server! (but not W2K3.) Thanks!

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