Copy Master Database To Another Instance

At our instasllation we have copied the Master database across instances with success. This makes migrations much easier and it has never caused any issues. However I am concerned whether this is officially supported and if there may be something we are
not considering that may cause issues in the future. Of course the source and destination SQL Server instances are the same OS and SQL Server versions and the paths of all databases are the same.
Thank you for your help
Scott

Hi,
I think this method can be used when the backup restore method does not work because of the original database files were corrupted or missing.
Some interesting articles for your reference:
The Easiest Way To Rebuild The master Database:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/fort_sql/archive/2011/02/01/the-easiest-way-to-rebuild-the-sql-server-master-database.aspx
Restoring Master Database :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190679.aspx
How to build system databases:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd207003.aspx
Hope the information helps.
Tracy Cai
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