Yup! That's true but its hard to sync on something without an existing old copy on the other end. By the way don't forget to rsync via ssh! :D --- Rowel Atienza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Some inherent problems: > > tar + scp = messy. Execute tar and scp the tarred > file. In most cases, > migration doesnt happen in one shot. It takes time. > Sometimes you want to > test and warm up the new server first before > committing your users to this > new machine. The usual strategy is you put up both > old and new servers > first until the new one is already stable and then > that's the time you can > scrap the old one. In that case, tar + scp (or pure > scp) is not an optimal > solution. It is better to use rsync so that you dont > have to tar and copy > everything every now and then. Furthermore, you can > not maintain users' > permission *unless* the same users/groups exist on > both old and new > servers (I assume your naming service is localized > on the machine and not > a 3rd machine). > > rowel > > > On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Howard Bagcat wrote: > > > to copy or move your /var/spool/mail: > > 1. cd /var/spool/mail > > 2. tar cvzf mail.tgz * > > 3. ftp _another_linux_ (preferrably your home > acct) and put it using the command: > > put mail.tgz > > 4. ssh _another_linux_ > > 5. cd /var/spool/mail > > 6. tar xvzf /_your_home/mail.tgz > > > > to copy or move your /home: > > 1. follow above procedure and just change > /var/spool/mail to /home > > and mail.tgz to home.tgz > > > > you can simplify the process if you install samba. > anyway, hope it helps... > > > > > > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives > at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web > Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send > "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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