From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 27 10:07:59 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D741C16A4CF for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 10:07:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from usw2.natel.net (2b.bz [209.152.117.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F2CDC43D39 for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 10:07:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from WD@US-Webmasters.com) Received: (qmail 83092 invoked from network); 27 Dec 2003 18:07:54 -0000 Received: from batv-01-021.dialup.netins.net (HELO xyz.US-Webmasters.com) (216.248.109.22) by us-webmasters.com with SMTP; 27 Dec 2003 18:07:54 -0000 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20031227115533.05e22070@209.152.117.178> X-Sender: wd@209.152.117.178 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 12:07:18 -0600 To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org From: "W. D." In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20031227145502.04cb1c80@mail.monkey-online.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable cc: Eric Veraart Subject: Re: PSA 1.13 Linux -> PSA 6 FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:08:00 -0000 Hi Eric, At 07:55 12/27/2003, Eric Veraart, wrote: >A client of mine is running Plesk 1.13 (actually Slash, but it's the same= =20 >thing) on TurboLinux (Linux version 2.2.14-3). I've set up a new server=20 >running FreeBSD and Plesk 6. >I noticed that all the account information (including passwords) are in the= =20 >DB of Plesk 1.13. I don't have to copy all the website content etc but just= =20 >the accounts, passwords, domains etc. You may have better luck finding your answers here: http://forum.Plesk.com/ Hmmm. You've already posted: http://forum.Plesk.com/showthread.php?s=3D8c77c0a8517708eebf4c96be41ce9b97&t= hreadid=3D11632 > >I was wondering about the best strategy. Up 'til now I figured the best way= was: >- Install a temporary server with Linux >- copy psa 1.13 and passwd/group files to it, >- update to psa 5.0 >- update to psa 6 >- use the backup util and place the backup on the FreeBSD server This sounds like a good plan. How many accounts, etc.? >The worst way of copying is filling in the new server by hand. I was=20 >wondering, if all the information I need is in the database. Isn't it=20 >possible to just place the db on the new server, and let PSA 5 update the= =20 >database and create all the sysusers?=20 >I have already found MySQL commands=20 >in the etc dir of PSA 6, to update the 1.13 db to psa 2 -> 5 -> 6 which=20 >worked flawlessly. The problem however is that the sysusers won't be= created. Here's some stuff about the Plesk Backup Utilites: http://tinyurl.com/yv8xo >I'm not so into the way PSA handles the database info for creating system= =20 >files. I already informed about the costs for SW-Soft of doing the=20 >transfer, but they couldn't tell how long it would take and thus how much= =20 >it would cost, so that's not an option. They did a 2.5 -> 5 upgrade for me. It was fast and efficient. Done from Russia. Sorry, I couldn't be more help. You may find more useful answers on the Plesk forum on Monday. Please let us know how it went for you. Start Here to Find It Fast!=99 -> http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-pa= ge/