> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Les Mikesell > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 1:01 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: RE: [CentOS] Moving files to new server > > On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 09:20, Thomas E Dukes wrote: > > > 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. 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. > > > > Decisions, decisions............. > > Version-level upgrades are always a bad idea because they can > leave old stuff around. I'd recommend taking this > opportunity to clean things up with a fresh install and only > copy over the contents of the home directories and any ftp or > web sites that might be set up. Bring the new machine up > with a different IP and name at first, then copy over things > and configure it to match the old one, keeping a log of > anything you have to do that isn't completely obvious. > You can copy files with 'scp file newmachine:/path' or > directories or files with: > rsync -av -essh source newmachine:/path/to/target. > Copy over /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group, /etc/gshadow > and rsync the /home directory and any directories containing > web or ftp sites. If you have trouble configuring any > services, copy the old config file over to a new name on the > new machine and diff them to see what you might have missed. > When everything appears to be working, shut down services on > the old one, rsync /var/spool/mail and repeat the rsync of > /home and anything else that might have changed (these will > go fast because rsync only copies changes). > Change the name and IP on both the old and new machine and > reboot. Note that routers may cache the ARP for the old > mac address and have trouble reaching the changed IP for as > long as 20 minutes, but machines on the same net should > switch immediately (just in case you are working remotely...). > > If you find you missed anything later, you still have it on > the old machine. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell at gmail.com Hello Les, I think you are right about the fresh install. This machine has been upgraded numerous times and I have the opportunity to clean things up. My biggest concerns are the users, home directories and mysql dbs. Thanks for the step by step!!!! Eddie