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[cobalt-users] Expert assistance required : rdist/rsh/passwd questions

Hello,

I am migrating sites and users from a RaQ3 to a RaQ4. The CMU created .tar
files in /home/cmu/DOMAINNAME that filled my /home partition before nearing
completion.

I have set up all sites and users on the new RaQ4 through the admin GUI and
am moving archives over manually.

The difficulties are these:

1) I do not have, nor should I need the passwords for all the accounts. I'd
like to copy the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files over. Will this work???

2) They will both run our main mail server. I will have the MX and A records
changed through our ISP/T-1 provider, but I need to sync the mail in the
meantime! I am attempting to use rdist which requires rsh (or ssl) to work.
I am trying rsh and cannot get it working. I have scripts written and have
written an /etc/hosts.equiv and .rlogin files. I have also made the required
changes to  /etc/pam.d/*. What am I missing???

Thanks,
Glenn

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Glenn Parsons
System Administrator, Developer
 BGR Enterprises LLC
 330 J N. Stonestreet Ave
 Rockville, MD 20850
301.251.8570
fax 301.251.8573
mailto:gparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.1bigthink.com/