[CentOS] Backing up pass words

[Dan Carl]

On 8/26/2010 12:40 PM, Todd Cary wrote:
>    I am currently running CentOS 4 and want to install CentOS 5.
> To do that, I plan to install a new HD in my server box onto
> which CentOS will be installed.  I will then copy the "home"
> directory from the old drive or from a backup on a USB drive,
> however I am not sure how to handle the Users/Passwords from the
> old installation.
>
> Many thanks...
>
> Todd
>
>    
I used this howto a year or 2 ago and it worked great for me.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-move-migrate-user-accounts-old-to-new-server/