1. Log on to the SharePoint server as the administrator.
2. Open a command window and run the following command:

       Stsadm --o export --url http://srv1/sitedirectory/it -includeusersecurity↩ --filename c:\bkup\it.bak

3. Open the c:\bkup folder and verify that your backup file is there, along with a log file.
4. Next, restore this file to the URL http://srv1/sitedirectory/sales/it:

       Stsadm --o import --url http://srv1/sitedirectory/sales/it↩ -includeusersecurity --filename c:\bkup\it.bak

5. Log on to the new site and verify that it works and that it has the same user permissions.