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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Migrating all users from one linux server to another... Post 8394 by vancouver_joe on Wednesday 10th of October 2001 11:01:27 PM
Old 10-11-2001
Migrating all users from one linux server to another...
Hello,

I've been tasked with migrating users from one linux server to another new linux server. This is how I was thinking of doing it:

1.) Open up an NFS connection between the two servers, cp -Rp /home/ to the new server and then append the old /etc/group & /etc/passwd to the existing files on the new server.

2.) I'll double check to see that no UID or GID will conflict, if so I'll deal with those problems on a one on one basis.

However, my problem is that many of my users are running httpd in their home directories, so when I migrate their accounts over, their daemons won't work. So, how do I fix this without having to re-install & configure 75 apaches? Is there a script out there that I don't know about. Have any of you done this before, and if substantially different or better than what I'm advocating, please advise.

Thanks.

VJ
 

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createhomedir

createhomedir(1)					    BSD General Commands Manual 					  createhomedir(1)

NAME

     createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer.

SYNOPSIS

     createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username]

DESCRIPTION

     createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories.

OPTIONS

     -s       creates home directories for server home paths only (default).

     -c       creates home directories for local home paths only.

     -b       creates home directories for both server and local home paths.

     -a       creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path.

     -l       creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain.

     -n directoryDomainName
	      creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path.

     -u username
	      creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a,
	      -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a is assumed.

     -i       reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line.

     -h       usage help.

FILES

     /usr/sbin/createhomedir			   location of tool

CAVEATS

     When using the -a option, search limits of various directory servers (such as Open Directory or Active Directory) can prevent all possible
     home directories from being created. In this case, you may need to specify the usernames explicitly.

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