> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Johnny Hughes > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 11:15 AM > To: CentOS ML > Subject: RE: [CentOS] Moving files to new server > > On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 11:01 -0500, Thomas E Dukes wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > > > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Johnny Hughes > > > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 10:51 AM > > > To: CentOS ML > > > Subject: RE: [CentOS] Moving files to new server > > > > > > On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 10:20 -0500, Thomas E Dukes wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > > > > > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Chris Mauritz > > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 10:08 AM > > > > > To: CentOS mailing list > > > > > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Moving files to new server > > > > > > > > > > Thomas E Dukes wrote: > > > > > > 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 have the luxury of having both machines online at the > > > > > same time, why not just use the easy way out and use rsync? > > > > > Or as someone else suggested, you could physically attach the > > > > > new drive to the old computer and copy the data to to it with > > > any number > > > > > of tools (tar/dump/cp/etc....). > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > I can put both online but have never used rsync nor dump. > > > The old pc > > > > is old! A P3-450, 18GB HD. The new one is a P4-3.0Ghz with > > > 1GB ram. > > > > The way CentOS will do the partitions will probably be > > > different than > > > > from the old, especially the SWAP. > > > > > > You don't need to copy swap. > > > > > > > The old system has been upgraded numerous times since > > > RedHat 8.0. I > > > > like the idea of a fresh install but want to make sure I have > > > > everything working on the new without missing something I > > > installed on > > > > the old one. > > > > > > You can just use disk druid and create your partitions > any way you > > > want ... > > > > > > I personally grab the old hard drive, stick it in the new > PC and use > > > rsync (or cp -a ) to copy each partition into the new one. > > > > > Hello Johnny, > > > > I believe by default, CentOS will setup a /boot, / and SWAP > > partitions. Is it still a good idea these days to create > one for /home and /var? > > > > That depends on if you will need to add additional space > later specifically to those places. > > We put lots of stuff in home in our server set ups ... and > var has lots things (like logs) that grow. If you use LVM on > your machine, you can add new drives (Physical Volumes / PVs) > and add space to other partitions. In this senerio, having > things like /tmp and /var and /home on separate partitions > helps to more easily add things. > > But if the hard drive you have is not going to need to be > added to for the lifetime of your install ... then having > more than the 3 basic partitions is adding complexity that is > probably not required. > > (With the exception of maybe home on a separate drive and > partition ... > I do this with my main workstation. So that I can do a new > install on another machine ... then move my home drive over. > This is helpful when do upgrades to new OSes, etc.) > > For a normal setup though, where the machine is not probably > going to switch to a new OS, I normally just do a swap and > /boot and root partition. Thanks for the info. My current setup is with just the three partitions. I have never had any problems doing it that way and I'm very pleased with CentOS which has been upgraded several times since Redhat 8.0. I had a few bumps in the road with the Fedora releases but nothing major. Just thought I'd ask these question while I have an opportunity to change things a little. I have thought about adding a second HD for /home and /var and still might do so while I have the chance. Again, thanks!! >