I have done in the past what Kyle suggested, and I know the tar/untar part works - the first time I tried was in a very messy and urgent situation... What I will now try is the mysql stuff because I don't want to be creating all the domains and users... AGAIN!!! :-( I will post the results, anyhow. Thank you all anf best regards, Fernando
________________________________ De: Kyle Quillen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviada: sex 17-11-2006 16:31 Para: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Assunto: Re: [qmailtoaster] Machine migration Maybe I am wrong but I think they are both qmail toaster packages and if he uses those then won't just restore the files from one machine and not really combine the two? Thanks Q On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 09:21 -0700, Eric "Shubes" wrote: > Sounds like the backup and restore scripts would come in handy for this. You > might consider updating the > http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/Migrating_from_non-toaster_qmail > page with your experiences. It sounds to me like you're pretty much doing > the same thing as is outlined here. > > Kyle Quillen wrote: > > Fernando, > > > > I may be wrong and someone correct me if so but you can just do a manual > > transfer of all the users email and domains. Which if you have root > > access should not be very difficult. > > > > I would use the following steps. > > > > Create the Domains on server a > > > > tar and move the home folders for each of the domains > > in /home/vpopmail/domains/foo.com/* > > > > Then use some sort of mysql dump or I use Mysql front to dump the > > database settings for each user and just import those into the mysql on > > the new server and then change the mx records. > > > > I have done this several times with test machines and everything works > > fine. If you would like some help send me an email to my address listed > > above and I would be more than happy to help you out. > > > > Thanks > > Q > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2006-11-17 at 16:03 +0000, Fernando Azevedo wrote: > >> Hi all. > >> > >> I've been googling for help but no success so far on my particular > >> issue, therefore once again I come to ask assistance to the list: > >> > >> I have these 2 machines with the same version of qmail-toaster, each > >> running several domains. The companies have merged and they want to > >> migrate everything to the same machine - there is not much traffic > >> volume any how, and the load of both is very low. > >> > >> Is there any way I can kind of dump the info from one of the machines > >> (username, password, account settings, .qmail files, etc.) and > >> "restore" on the other? > >> > >> I know that If I create the domain and the users in the destination > >> machine I can then "move" the vpopmail domain folder tree and they > >> won't notoce the difference, but I'd like to avoid the hassle of > >> creating every single user and replicate all the configs, as it would > >> take me the hole weekend (at the very least)... > >> > >> Any help on this one? > >> > >> > >> Thanks in advance, > >> Fernando > >> > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- QmailToaster hosted by: VR Hosted <http://www.vr.org <http://www.vr.org/> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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