> I opted to reinstall from source that machine, which wasn't exactly a
> bad choice anyway.  But as always, rtfm is good advice!  Thanks (not
> sarcastic, except to mock myself).

Another option other than rsync or dd is to use tar:

tar cf - $old_dir | ( cd $new_dir: tar xf - )
tar cf - $old_dir | ssh $other_host "( cd $new_dir: tar xf - )"

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Kyle

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