Re: Re[2]: [cobalt-users] REPOST - Double Check My Transfer & Restore Process

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 23 October 2002 20:22, COMPUTICA wrote:
>
> I have determined that (just like everyone says) the built in Cobalt
> Backup/Restore is crap.....
>
> Thank god I have raqbackup.sh installed on all our servers.......too
> bad I didn't have a good process in place to ensure the backups were
> validated everyday for being correct......oh well...hindsight is
> 20/20...
>
> So, basically, I have modified the steps to instead TAR up the
> /HOME/SITES directory (thanks to cbtrussell), unzip the TAR file on my
> PC, then FTP the files up into each individual account.....gets the
> files needed in place, retains permissions and settings....
>
> Haven't actually done that yet for any sites.....but I am just in the
> middle of transferring the /home/sites TAR file to my PC from the
> server.....

If it is possible try and keep the site numbers the same on new server
Even if you have to make sites that you will delete.

You can copy the user lines from passwd and shadow on the old server
and paste into passwd and shadow on the new server. (back them up first)
And watch the site#s

Gerald
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