-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Sudev Barar Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:13 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Moving files to new server
On 12/03/06, Thomas E Dukes edukes@alltel.net wrote:
The rsync works fine. I used it to copy /home /var and /etc to the new server. But something went wrong. I think I copied
something in
/etc I shouldn't have. The system won't mount the drive. I am currently re-installing CentOS.
Any idea of what I SHOULDN'T copy?
I would not copy /etc since it stores all setting files. Most likely it is /etc/fsatb file that is creating problems as your new system is looking for drives/partitions/lables that probably do not exists or are named differently on new system.
I would be selective in coprying /var too.
That was my thinking also. I made a backup copy of /etc/fstab but it would not let me overwrite the fstab that was copied. Unfortunately, I need most of the config files in that directory and sub-directories. Knowing which ones to copy and not to copy could be a very lengthy experience.
What should I be careful about coping in /var?
Thanks!!