ROBOCOPY network UserName/Password

If you need to copy something using robocopy to remote host where additional authentication is required you should send username/password somehow. Robocopy.exe does not provide network authentication by itself. So to provide username and password for robocopy.exe we can use NET USE to open IPC$ share to destination host and execute our robocopy code.

• Note: There is UNC path used, so keep in mind to have source and destination folders shared.

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• Script language: cmd / bat

NET USE \\RemoteServerName\IPC$ /u:server\user *password* 
robocopy \\Source\ \\RemoteServerName\DestinationDir\ /XD * /Z /MIR /LOG+:c:\temp\log.log
NET USE \\RemoteServerName\IPC$ /D

Code comments:

/XD * – exclude ALL sub directories
/Z – copy files in restartable mode (survive network glitch)
/D – close IPC$ share to make our script clean

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• Script language: PowerShell
• Has parameters to customize script
• Can send log file by email.

# IPC$ share options                #
$IPCHost = "host_name"              # Host name to create IPC$ share with
$IPCUser = "domain\user"            # Authentication 
$IPCPwd  = "Pa$$w0rd"               #                for IPC$ share
# Copy TO settings                  #
$DstHost = "host_name"              # Destination Host Name
$DstDir  = "root_share\folder\name" # Destination Directory Path 
# Copy FROM settings                # 
$SrcHost = "host_name"              # Source Host Name
$SrcDir  = "root_share\folder\name" # Source Directory Path
# E-Mail Settings                   #
$LogPath = "c:\full_path.log"       # Full path to log file (c:\temp.name.log)
$EmailTo = "email@domain.com"       # Recipient email address
$EmailFrom = "email@domain.com"     # Sender email address
$EmailSubj = "subject_here"         # Letter Subject
$EmailBody = "body_here"            # And body
$EmailSmtpSrv = "server_name"       # SMTP server name (FQDN)
# Parameters (robocopy keys)        #
$Params = "/XD * /Z /MIR"           # Specify needed robocopy.exe parameters here
# Action Block                      #
NET USE \\$IPCHost\IPC$ /u:$IPCUser $IPCPwd
robocopy.exe \\$SrcHost\$SrcDir\ \\$DstHost\$DstDir\ $Params /LOG:$LogPath
NET USE \\$IPCHost\IPC$ /D
Send-MailMessage -To $EmailTo -From $EmailFrom -Subject $EmailSubj -Body $EmailBody -SmtpServer $EmailSmtpSrv -Attachments $LogPath

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