Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 23:26:20 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Noah <admin2@enabled.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: migrating user and web files to new server Message-ID: <A983BC96-D8DB-47FE-B0FB-B3E5EC992231@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <44FA64E6.10800@enabled.com> References: <44FA6142.30609@enabled.com> <314FC15A-DA2C-4D03-9469-3522EE0C9FEA@shire.net> <44FA638B.5020500@enabled.com> <0F79193E-402E-41B4-AAE1-E7CBB39CC642@shire.net> <44FA64E6.10800@enabled.com>
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On Sep 2, 2006, at 11:15 PM, Noah wrote: > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: >> >> On Sep 2, 2006, at 11:09 PM, Noah wrote: >> >>> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: >>>> >>>> On Sep 2, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Noah wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi there, >>>>> >>>>> might somebody recommend a good way to migrate user and web >>>>> files to our new server? >>>> >>>> ??? >>>> >>>> tar and scp work well for me >>>> >>> >>> >>> okay might you recommend a good command structure? >> >> Sorry I am dense but I just tar up whatever directories (user, >> web, whatever) and then use scp to copy them to the new server >> where I use tar to undue them. I don't quite understand your >> question >> >> man tar >> man scp >> >> % tar cpf archive.tar <userdir> >> scp over >> % tar xpf archive.tar > > > there are cooler ways of doing this. there will be people on this > list that know what I am talking about. I will await their > responses. > > things like rdiff-backup could be useful since I can prep > everything and periodically move things over and then on a flag day > switch the IPs. > Well, if you want to make it complicated etc you can. If you don't want to migrate all at once, yes, there are other ways of doing that. That was not specified. I would just stay up late one night and tar it all over and get it over with. KISS. good luck! best regards Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net
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