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Date:      Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:56:53 -0500
From:      "Bill Sandiford" <sysop@interlinks.net>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Migrating users from one machine to another
Message-ID:  <000701c1832e$012d3a00$0fa06bcf@custinfo>

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Hi :

I have a mail server with approx 2000 users that is starting to die.  I
have built a new machine (new hard drives etc.) and need to migrate all of
the users from the old machine to the new.  I have looked for an online
resource that explains the process but was unable to find one.  I am
assuming that all I need to do is copy the follow files from the old machine
to the new, but I am afraid that I may miss one

/etc/passwd
/etc/master.passwd
/etc/groups

I also believe that I will have to write some sort of script to rebuild the
/usr/home directory tree.

Can anyone shed some light on this.

Thanks


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