Yes...Some people have created a password for the admin user... so those people have to blank it to nothing during the transition. I got caught out with my database and had to get my wife's assistance to log on to to mysql and alter it using the command line. many thanks Geoff Barkman
On 7/3/14, John Hodgson <[email protected]> wrote: > The username and password I use for rdadmin is admin with a blank password. > I'm assuming this is ok? > > John > > >> On 1 Jul 2014, at 22:14, Geoff Barkman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi There >> I think the first thing you do before you make a mysql dump of the old >> database is to log into the old Rivendell system 1.x.x version and >> change the rdadmin log in password to blank (no password) >> I believe Riv 1.x.x stores the rdadmin password differently from Riv >> 2.x.x. Otherwise you might block yourself out. >> I think someone else might have documented having to do this. >> Many thanks >> Geoff Barkman >> >>> On 7/2/14, Wayne Merricks <[email protected]> wrote: >>> If you can; set up v2 on a separate machine with enough space for the >>> audio/db. >>> >>> Once that is working copy over /var/snd on the original to /var/snd on >>> the new machine. >>> >>> Now dump your database on the original: >>> >>> mysqldump -u root -p Rivendell > backup.sql >>> >>> Copy that to the new machine and import it: >>> >>> mysql -u root -p Rivendell < backup.sql >>> >>> Log into rdadmin on the new machine to let it upgrade (might take a >>> while). >>> >>> Go into edit hosts and add in the hostname/ip of the new machine. >>> Restart the Riv daemons or restart the machine and you'll be back where >>> you were on RRAbuntu just with v2 instead. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Wayne Merricks >>> The Voice Asia >>> >>>> On 01/07/14 17:06, John Hodgson wrote: >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> I've been thinking about upgrading from the rrbuntu distro which is >>>> running an earlier version of Rivendell. We don't have any problems >>>> with >>>> it on the whole but I think we need to move with the times. >>>> >>>> Is there a step by step guide on what I need to do upgrade? >>>> >>>> Obviously back up my /var/snd folder but what else? Do I need to do >>>> anything special with the database etc? >>>> >>>> If anyone has a guide or any info that will help that would be great. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> John >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Rivendell-dev mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Rivendell-dev mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Rivendell-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
