From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 22 05:25:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB5C116A4CE for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:25:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from stjohn.ac.th (ns.stjohn.ac.th [202.21.144.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C071D43D39 for ; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:25:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mcrogerm@stjohn.ac.th) Received: from tulip.stjohn.ac.th [203.151.134.104] by stjohn.ac.th with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.14) id A52B66F0084; Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:24:59 +0700 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20041222121229.00a25a00@127.0.0.1> X-Sender: stjohn.stjohn.ac.th:mcrogerm@127.0.0.1 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:24:59 +0700 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Roger Merritt Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-68B81540 Subject: Transferring directories over a network X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 05:25:02 -0000 I hope this isn't too common a question. I couldn't devise a good set of keywords to use Google. I just received a new machine to replace my ancient server/gateway. I decided the best way to go was to install FreeBSD 5.3, and transfer user directories and config files using ssh over the intranet. Of course, I overlooked the fact that you can't login to root. From the old machine, Kepler, I used the command line: 'tar cf - /usr/home/onedirectory /usr/home/anotherdirectory | ssh myname@russell tar xf -' Of course the user 'myname' doesn't have write permission in /usr/home. I usually use 'ssh' to login and then 'su -', but I don't see how to do that in this situation. On my old 4.3 machine a workaround was to login as 'toor', but 5.3 doesn't seem to allow that (Good Idea (tm)). I'm lucky enough I have room enough on the old hard drive that I can tar the directories there, use 'scp' to transfer them to the account on the new machine, and then go untar them there, but if anyone can suggest a more elegant (that is, easier) solution I'd appreciate it because I'm going to have to go through the whole exercise again when I move the old machine to replace an even older and more decrepit box. -- Roger -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.3 - Release Date: 12/21/04