a method for transferring resources between a first group of computers executing a first operating system and a second group of computers executing a second operating system is provided . each group of computers has at least one file server executing its respective operating system such as a windows server operating systems or a linux operating system . the resources of a first file server in the first group including multiple configurations , files and directories are first transferred to a second file server in the second group . a human - computer interface control program running on the file server in the second group is then provided for administrating the transferred resources on the file server . the human - computer interface control program executed in the second operating system on the second file server has a user interface identical to the resource administration program executed in the first operating system to ensure the integrity of the configurations , files and directories transferred to the second file server of the second group .