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How to Copy File and Directory Permissions in Windows Using RoboCopy

My Problem I have sometimes had to copy the permissions on one directory over to another directory. Sometimes it’s simply due to the migration of files from one server to another. Other times it’s for the purpose of backing up ACL entries before an ACE edit. When frobbing around with permissions, it’s often nice to [...]

MegaPath Tech Talk Contest – Want to Win $10,000?

Happy SysAdmin Day! This week’s blog posts have been full of SysAdmin Day contests, so I’ll round out the week with one final contest. Except, this is slightly different. First, it’s not a SysAdmin Day contest. Second, it has a huge payout. Ten thousand dollars, to be exact. MegaPath, a privately owned data services provider, [...]

Party Like it’s 1999! Old Newspaper Article Brings a Tear of Nostalgia

Earlier this January I was taking the Christmas lights off of the front cactus (I heart Phoenix) when I came across an interesting newspaper article. Before you ask, my household rolls individual strands of Christmas lights up in newspaper and then stuffs the bundles into boxes. That keeps the strands from getting tangled in eachother. [...]

We Interrupt This SysAdmin Blog to Bring You Underwear

I assume almost everyone is aware of what the United States’ is doing to airline passengers in the name of (faux) security. If anyone dares to fly through an American airport, I hope you’re wearing underwear. But not just any underwear. Fourth Amendment underwear. These are undergarments that have the US Fourth Ammendment printed on them with metallic ink. [...]

Previous Freebie Monday Rules Appended

I made an error in judgmental when rushing to publish last Monday’s “Freebie Monday” giveaway. Giving people barely two days to respond was not terribly gracious. The entries have been extended to 11:59PM (-5PST) Sunday the 12th of September 2010 (yes, I like to delimit things very, very specifically). All other rules remain the same. [...]