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Subject: Re: migrating user and web files to new server
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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
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> On Sep 2, 2006, at 11:09 PM, Noah wrote:
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>> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sep 2, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Noah wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi there,
>>>>
>>>> might somebody recommend a good way to migrate user and web files 
>>>> to our new server?
>>>
>>> ???
>>>
>>> tar and scp work well for me
>>>
>>
>>
>> okay might you recommend a good command structure?
>
> Sorry I am dense but I just tar up whatever directories (user, web, 
> whatever) and then use scp to copy them to the new server where I use 
> tar to undue them.  I don't quite understand your question
>
> man tar
> man scp
>
> % tar cpf archive.tar <userdir>
> scp over
> % tar xpf archive.tar


there are cooler ways of doing this.   there will be people on this list 
that know what I am talking about.  I will await  their responses.

things like rdiff-backup could be useful since I can prep everything and 
periodically move things over and then on a flag day switch the IPs.

cheers,

Noah


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>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Noah
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> ---
> Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
> Your Web App and Email hosting provider
> chad at shire.net
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