Re: The easiest way to migrate to another (bigger) hard drive?

From: Chris Kloiber (ckloiber_at_ckloiber.com)
Date: 04/30/04

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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:09:22 +0800

    On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 15:05, WipeOut wrote:
    > Rick Stevens wrote:
    >
    > >
    > > Or (on the existing system):
    > >
    > > # cd /
    > > # tar cvpP -x /dev -x /proc -f /dev/st0 *
    > >
    > > And on the new system, install the the system and
    > >
    > > # tar xvpPkf /dev/st0
    > >
    > > It's clunky, but it works--assuming the new system is already bootable.
    > >
    > >
    > > Yup. Sure is.
    >
    >
    > Hi Rick,
    >
    > This may actually work..
    >
    > Just one issue unless I am missing something..
    >
    > In the restore you used a "k" option to keep existing files and not
    > overwrite them.. Does this mean that for example all the existing files
    > in /etc would not be restored? which would mean all user accounts and
    > custom settings would not be available on the new drive.. Also all logs
    > /var/log/* would not be restored either..
    >
    > I guess they would have to be restored manually.. :(
    >
    > Later..

    I wrote a script to back up a system's user accounts (with passwords)
    and mail spools. It does not attempt to back up other settings however.
    You can find it at ftp://people.redhat.com/migrate_users.sh I made it in
    such a way that you must read the comments inside it before it will
    work. (HINT). 

    -- 
Chris Kloiber
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