Thom Paine wrote: >> if local users copy /home/* /etc/passwd /etc/shadow after first making sure >> there are no dupes on new system >> >> as for mail - what format is tha mail box in? >> >> maybe as simple as copying /var/spool/something >> >> personally i like to use rsync for this as it keeps perms well if you ask it >> to - your tool of choice is your call though >> > > I have no users on this box as of yet. It is a clean install of CentOS > 5.3. The server only does email, as we have another server for domain > control. I had thought I could just copy /home/* /etc/shadow and > /etc/passwd and /var/spool/mail. Does it matter which file I copy > first? Should I do passwd and shadow first? then do home, and leave > /var/spool/mail to last? > > If I do it this way, will it keep all my users passwords as well? > > Thanks. > Try this link, worked for me :-) http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-move-migrate-user-accounts-old-to-new-server/