Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:49:26 +0000 From: Brad Davison <demonichandextensions@hotmail.com> To: <frederique@isafeelin.org>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: correct way to move users? Message-ID: <BLU116-W16430EB87FD23CAA67CCF4A1D70@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <496F70E7.70002@isafeelin.org> References: <BLU116-W23D204BB6F551137465049A1D70@phx.gbl> <496F70E7.70002@isafeelin.org>
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> > I saw a very breif website that said to use this method:> > > > "> > Mo= ve user entries from the following old files: > > /etc/passwd/etc/group/etc= /master.passwd > > Then run the following command to rebuild the password d= atabase: > > pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd > > "> > > > > > i usualy copy = the passwd=2C master.passwd and the group file. keep in mind > that new use= rs and/or groups can appear in newer versions=2C if you're > also upgrading= .> > and then pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd (i've never used the -p option bu= t > why not).> > and then rsync the homedirs. OK=2C I found a couple users on the 'new' system that are not on the old sy= stem. 'messagebus' and 'polkit'. =20 Can I just copy those users/lines to the old master.passwd and run that? O= r should I add them to both the master.passwd as well as the passwd files? =20 Thanks for your reply. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 Hotmail=AE: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail.=20 http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_expl= ore_012009=
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