Re: [cobalt-users] User Migration

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon Hall wrote:

> I recently moved all my user accounts from an aging Linux box to a Raq4.
> This was done by merging the password files, copying the user directories
> and them moving the mail files. Everything worked fine...sort of. The
> accounts work, users can POP their mail. However, a couple problems have
> come up. First users don't appear in the cobalt user list through the web
> interface. This is going to cause long term management issues.

This was NOT the way to do it <frown>.  I'm not sure if Cobalt has made
available a program to "fix" the gui to match the passwd file; you
should probably ask on the cobalt-developers list.

Otherwise go back to the virgin passwd, group and shadow files, and use
the cobalt program (check the archives of this and/or the developers
list) they've distributed to create users from the command line; it's a
lot quicker than through the gui, and maybe you can write a script
yourself to import information automatically.
The RaQ4 is designed as a multi-domain box, whereis linux really isn't
designed that way.  So the users must be identified as to belonging to a
specific site; that's done in two places; the assigned groups, and the
postgresql files.  None of that is intuitive; the merge really messed up
the user-group assignments, I'm sure.

> Also,
> majordomo doesn't work. I'm not sure this is related but it appears the
> virtual domain info doesn't get passed to majordomo. Mail sent in the form
> list-name@domain gets rejected as unknown user. Yet, you can sent mail to
> majordomo@domain and it works.

Way back when I set up my first RaQ2 I asked Cobalt if there was any way
to actually use their installation of majordomo (for example the list
configuration files didn't work then and may not work now), and they
said, no, it was best to leave it for simple internal use.  So I took
their advice and installed a second copy of majordomo manually.  I offer
this service (my price has gone up; it's a pain <frown>), but unless you
need majordomo, you might be better off with a different list manager;
it's really annoying to make all the name-changes you have to make when
you install a second majordomo, and you have to keep track of it
whenever you add or change a list.

> If you have any advice please respond directly as well. I really need to get
> all this resolved before school starts.

Sent to both places, but you should really read the list regularly; it's
got a wealth of information.

Jeff
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