Re: [cobalt-users] using tar to pack /web from raq3 => internal server error untarring to raq4

["Lennie Core" <lcore@xxxxxxxx>]

> Hello,
> 
> I have a question:
> 
> is there an easy way to copy an whole /web dir from a site1.com on a raq3 to
> an other server (raq4) which will be the next host of site1.com ???
> I tried
> tar --create --verbose --file=test.tar web
> (http://www.gnu.org/manual/tar/html_chapter/tar_2.html#SEC18) on a raq3
> and then on the other site i do in /home
> tar -xvf test.tar (on a raq4)
> 
> Then the untarring starts and all files are placed in the /web dir of the
> other server. Every thing seems to go right however when I try to view the
> site over http I get an internal server error.....and the site isn't
> displayed. Does this have something to do with permissions ? As far as I
> understand from www.gnu.org the permissions are taken within the tar file.
> So I thought the untarring would set the same permissions to all the files
> !?
> 
> where do I go wrong ?
> 
> Advice would be more than welcome here ! :)
> 
> Robbert


Here's a tip for ya Robbert. A script that I use to backup individual
sites on my Raq3. Works great...

http://skidmore.hypermart.net/scripts/cgi/gz-site/

If ya need assistance just write me offlist.

Cheers, Lennie

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