-----Original Message----- From: Thomas E Dukes <edukes at alltel.net> To: CentOS <centos at centos.org> Sent: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:34:37 -0500 Subject: [CentOS] Moving files to new server Hello, I am getting a new computer and am going to need to move the files from the old to the new. What is the best way to do this? Should I install CentOS from scratch on the new computer then move the directories I need? How do I maintain permissions if this is the best way? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- If you install centos on the new comp, create users on the new comp with the same user name and user ID as on the old one(you can refer to /etc/passwd for UID). Plug the HDD of the new comp to the old linux machine Create a folder, say "NewHDD" in /mnt Mount the new HDD partition (where you want your data to be copied to) to /mnt/NewHDD Use the cp command as root with --preserve[=ATTR_LIST] option to copy the files from their old(old HDD) location to new location(on the new HDD). Refer to man cp for more info about cp options. Hope it help Thai ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.