Script to clone a template folder retaing permissions and prompt for new folder name
May I please get your insight?
I have a user group in AD call Contract Admin. I like would this user group to be able to run a script that clones a template folder (retaining permissions) to a new folder and prompt for a new client name.
The folder structure would be as follows:
Clients
New Folder (template folder) (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
End result after script:
Clients
ABC Company (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
Above is an example of the folder structure where New Folder is the template folder which also has a folder inside of it as well. I'd like to have the folders cloned with permissions retained.
I hope this is clear, I apologize if it is not. Thank you so much for your help.
The code I currently have for copying the permissions are as folows:
robocopy /e /copy:DATS "X:Template" "X:New Folder Name"
attrib -h "Template"
This is what I have for cloning the folders but I am lost from here.
Thank you
Solution:
@echo off
set "src=C:UsersXXXDesktoptemplate folder"
set /p "dest=Name of Client?: "
robocopy /e /copy:DATS %src% %dest%
the source can simply be the folder/file name without the full path if both the script and the folder/file to be copied is in the same directory.
/copy: Specifies the file properties to be copied. The following are the valid values for this option:
- D Data A Attributes
- T Time stamps S NTFS access control list (ACL)
- O Owner information
- U Auditing information
- The default value for
- CopyFlags is DAT (data, attributes, and time stamps).
powershell batch-file command-prompt file-permissions xcopy
asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
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May I please get your insight?
I have a user group in AD call Contract Admin. I like would this user group to be able to run a script that clones a template folder (retaining permissions) to a new folder and prompt for a new client name.
The folder structure would be as follows:
Clients
New Folder (template folder) (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
End result after script:
Clients
ABC Company (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
Above is an example of the folder structure where New Folder is the template folder which also has a folder inside of it as well. I'd like to have the folders cloned with permissions retained.
I hope this is clear, I apologize if it is not. Thank you so much for your help.
The code I currently have for copying the permissions are as folows:
robocopy /e /copy:DATS "X:Template" "X:New Folder Name"
attrib -h "Template"
This is what I have for cloning the folders but I am lost from here.
Thank you
Solution:
@echo off
set "src=C:UsersXXXDesktoptemplate folder"
set /p "dest=Name of Client?: "
robocopy /e /copy:DATS %src% %dest%
the source can simply be the folder/file name without the full path if both the script and the folder/file to be copied is in the same directory.
/copy: Specifies the file properties to be copied. The following are the valid values for this option:
- D Data A Attributes
- T Time stamps S NTFS access control list (ACL)
- O Owner information
- U Auditing information
- The default value for
- CopyFlags is DAT (data, attributes, and time stamps).
powershell batch-file command-prompt file-permissions xcopy
asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
11
StackOverFlow was created to ask questions about code you are trying to use. Your question is off topic for this website.
– Squashman
Nov 12 '18 at 23:26
My sincere apologies, I have added the coding that i started for the batch file.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 0:37
I was able to use robocopy to accomplish the task:
– Rooney
Nov 14 '18 at 23:35
add a comment |
May I please get your insight?
I have a user group in AD call Contract Admin. I like would this user group to be able to run a script that clones a template folder (retaining permissions) to a new folder and prompt for a new client name.
The folder structure would be as follows:
Clients
New Folder (template folder) (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
End result after script:
Clients
ABC Company (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
Above is an example of the folder structure where New Folder is the template folder which also has a folder inside of it as well. I'd like to have the folders cloned with permissions retained.
I hope this is clear, I apologize if it is not. Thank you so much for your help.
The code I currently have for copying the permissions are as folows:
robocopy /e /copy:DATS "X:Template" "X:New Folder Name"
attrib -h "Template"
This is what I have for cloning the folders but I am lost from here.
Thank you
Solution:
@echo off
set "src=C:UsersXXXDesktoptemplate folder"
set /p "dest=Name of Client?: "
robocopy /e /copy:DATS %src% %dest%
the source can simply be the folder/file name without the full path if both the script and the folder/file to be copied is in the same directory.
/copy: Specifies the file properties to be copied. The following are the valid values for this option:
- D Data A Attributes
- T Time stamps S NTFS access control list (ACL)
- O Owner information
- U Auditing information
- The default value for
- CopyFlags is DAT (data, attributes, and time stamps).
powershell batch-file command-prompt file-permissions xcopy
asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
11
May I please get your insight?
I have a user group in AD call Contract Admin. I like would this user group to be able to run a script that clones a template folder (retaining permissions) to a new folder and prompt for a new client name.
The folder structure would be as follows:
Clients
New Folder (template folder) (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
End result after script:
Clients
ABC Company (Permissions: Admins, Contract Admin, Financial Admin)
Statements Folder (Permissions: Financial Admin)
Above is an example of the folder structure where New Folder is the template folder which also has a folder inside of it as well. I'd like to have the folders cloned with permissions retained.
I hope this is clear, I apologize if it is not. Thank you so much for your help.
The code I currently have for copying the permissions are as folows:
robocopy /e /copy:DATS "X:Template" "X:New Folder Name"
attrib -h "Template"
This is what I have for cloning the folders but I am lost from here.
Thank you
Solution:
@echo off
set "src=C:UsersXXXDesktoptemplate folder"
set /p "dest=Name of Client?: "
robocopy /e /copy:DATS %src% %dest%
the source can simply be the folder/file name without the full path if both the script and the folder/file to be copied is in the same directory.
/copy: Specifies the file properties to be copied. The following are the valid values for this option:
- D Data A Attributes
- T Time stamps S NTFS access control list (ACL)
- O Owner information
- U Auditing information
- The default value for
- CopyFlags is DAT (data, attributes, and time stamps).
powershell batch-file command-prompt file-permissions xcopy
powershell batch-file command-prompt file-permissions xcopy
asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
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asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
11
edited Nov 15 '18 at 0:12
Rooney
asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
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asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
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asked Nov 12 '18 at 21:33
RooneyRooney
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StackOverFlow was created to ask questions about code you are trying to use. Your question is off topic for this website.
– Squashman
Nov 12 '18 at 23:26
My sincere apologies, I have added the coding that i started for the batch file.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 0:37
I was able to use robocopy to accomplish the task:
– Rooney
Nov 14 '18 at 23:35
add a comment |
StackOverFlow was created to ask questions about code you are trying to use. Your question is off topic for this website.
– Squashman
Nov 12 '18 at 23:26
My sincere apologies, I have added the coding that i started for the batch file.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 0:37
I was able to use robocopy to accomplish the task:
– Rooney
Nov 14 '18 at 23:35
StackOverFlow was created to ask questions about code you are trying to use. Your question is off topic for this website.
– Squashman
Nov 12 '18 at 23:26
StackOverFlow was created to ask questions about code you are trying to use. Your question is off topic for this website.
– Squashman
Nov 12 '18 at 23:26
My sincere apologies, I have added the coding that i started for the batch file.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 0:37
My sincere apologies, I have added the coding that i started for the batch file.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 0:37
I was able to use robocopy to accomplish the task:
– Rooney
Nov 14 '18 at 23:35
I was able to use robocopy to accomplish the task:
– Rooney
Nov 14 '18 at 23:35
add a comment |
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But this is not a script. It's a robocopy command.
There are many switches robocopy, see its help file for them.
Specifically the mirror (/MIR) a folder tree to a new location.
As for prompting users, there are a few ways to do this. The most direct is Read-Host cmdlet provides. You simply capture that in a variable and pass that as the folder.
$FolderPath = Read-Host 'Enter a folder path.'
answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
postanotepostanote
3,4322410
Thank you so much, I will give this a shot. I am new to this scripting and I think i have confused myself with robocopy.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 18:33
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But this is not a script. It's a robocopy command.
There are many switches robocopy, see its help file for them.
Specifically the mirror (/MIR) a folder tree to a new location.
As for prompting users, there are a few ways to do this. The most direct is Read-Host cmdlet provides. You simply capture that in a variable and pass that as the folder.
$FolderPath = Read-Host 'Enter a folder path.'
answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
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3,4322410
Thank you so much, I will give this a shot. I am new to this scripting and I think i have confused myself with robocopy.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 18:33
add a comment |
But this is not a script. It's a robocopy command.
There are many switches robocopy, see its help file for them.
Specifically the mirror (/MIR) a folder tree to a new location.
As for prompting users, there are a few ways to do this. The most direct is Read-Host cmdlet provides. You simply capture that in a variable and pass that as the folder.
$FolderPath = Read-Host 'Enter a folder path.'
answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
postanotepostanote
3,4322410
Thank you so much, I will give this a shot. I am new to this scripting and I think i have confused myself with robocopy.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 18:33
add a comment |
But this is not a script. It's a robocopy command.
There are many switches robocopy, see its help file for them.
Specifically the mirror (/MIR) a folder tree to a new location.
As for prompting users, there are a few ways to do this. The most direct is Read-Host cmdlet provides. You simply capture that in a variable and pass that as the folder.
$FolderPath = Read-Host 'Enter a folder path.'
answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
postanotepostanote
3,4322410
But this is not a script. It's a robocopy command.
There are many switches robocopy, see its help file for them.
Specifically the mirror (/MIR) a folder tree to a new location.
As for prompting users, there are a few ways to do this. The most direct is Read-Host cmdlet provides. You simply capture that in a variable and pass that as the folder.
$FolderPath = Read-Host 'Enter a folder path.'
answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
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3,4322410
answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
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answered Nov 13 '18 at 3:38
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Thank you so much, I will give this a shot. I am new to this scripting and I think i have confused myself with robocopy.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 18:33
add a comment |
Thank you so much, I will give this a shot. I am new to this scripting and I think i have confused myself with robocopy.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 18:33
Thank you so much, I will give this a shot. I am new to this scripting and I think i have confused myself with robocopy.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 18:33
Thank you so much, I will give this a shot. I am new to this scripting and I think i have confused myself with robocopy.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 18:33
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– Squashman
Nov 12 '18 at 23:26
My sincere apologies, I have added the coding that i started for the batch file.
– Rooney
Nov 13 '18 at 0:37
I was able to use robocopy to accomplish the task:
– Rooney
Nov 14 '18 at 23:35