transfer the /etc/passwd file and /etc/shadow(if u r using one) and /etc/group file .. things will be allright ..ur current passwords will also be restored. Tusar > > Hi Lists, > > If I want to transfer the user ids from one linux machine to other how > do I do that? If I just tar the home directories, /var/spool/mail and I > create the user ids in the second machine and untar it, I get UID GID > problem. How do I resolve this? > > My basic goal is to transfer some of the user ids from one machine to > other. > > NB:- The first m/c is running RH 5.2 and the second is 6.1. > > > TIA > Regards > Ganesh > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search > the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question > to avoid repetition and save bandwidth. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
