On 11/11/2010, at 10:33 PM, Steven Siebert wrote: > Hi Brett, > > Thanks for the speedy reply. > > Yes, I believe your explanation works - but let me just make sure =). The > easiest way to move a repository from one instance to another is to copy the > filesystem structure for that repository and have scanning enabled on the > destination instance. Is this correct? (I can't use rsync, since the > instances are on separate enclaves)
Correct. > > As far as archiva configuration goes, I really shouldn't need to do anything > with this since I have running instances of Archiva already, right? Will > having scanning enabled on the target instance detect the new repository > structure and become a managed repository (ie start assigning users and able > to access it)? Not quite - you'll still need to have the managed repository configuration and user permissions for it established. You can copy the config snippet from archiva.xml to archiva.xml - but if you're doing this regularly it'd be best to help implement a migration feature for it. - Brett -- Brett Porter [email protected] http://brettporter.wordpress.com/
