Alternatively, the other recently discovered method, which do not require database access. I will create a more format blog post later
Problem with LDAP user is that GUID changes upon user creation. How to keep it the same!!!!???? >From server manager, you can backup administrative settings. That export contains an XML file with user info, including user GUID. When you export project, you can include users too. That info is also saved to a XML. If we can export and import project with users, why are we talking? Well, because the export user with project is broken, it doesn't include all users all the time. The trick: what if I export a really simple project with users, then edit the XML an replace content inside with the content from backup administrative XML. Then import the project with users? Bingo. Why I say version 10? Well, they don't allow you to backup administrative settings in version 11. What does it mean? I assume it means he export and import with user option in version 11 is finally working 100% On Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:15:03 AM UTC-5, Hilmar Bunjes wrote: > > > >> I had the same problem of losing user GUIDS when moving RedDot to new >> servers - especially an issue if users have thing s saved in draft as they >> become set to 'unknown user'. >> To get around the problem and assuming that the user names from LDAP are >> unique I wrote some code to: >> >> Export user rights for modules / projects and groups. >> Export the user info of pages saved as draft. >> >> Once the projects have been copied over to the new server and the LDAP >> users imported: >> >> Import user rights for modules / projects and groups. >> Import the user info of pages saved as draft. >> >> The main points of the code are probably in the last version of RedDotNet >> <http://www.solutionexchange.info/RedDotNet.htm>I released in >> Utils/Users.cs. >> > There is also another way to workaround this issue (please note that this > will not be supported by Open Text, although this is working very good if > you know what you do): > > Migrate the ioAdministration database from the old to the new server and > adjust the computer, database and system settings. Then you do a user > import and, if the guids have changed, you can change them back in the > database. > > This way you will keep your full history of changes for the pages (if you > need them e.g. for legals). > > Best, > Hilmar > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/reddot-cms-users?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
