Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:59:07 -0400 From: "Troy Settle" <troy@psknet.com> To: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: disaster recovery after rootkit -> MySQL and user accounts Message-ID: <003701c30a58$e98408d0$aa8ffea9@abyss> In-Reply-To: <00b601c309f8$4ca7a360$a977ca41@vsis169>
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If the old MySQL server is still running, who cares what version it is? Just do a dump and import. Sure, it'll take a bit longer, but it's version independent and your data is in a safe format for the transition. -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks http://www.psknet.com 540.994.4254 ~ 866.477.5638 Pulaski Chamber 2002 Small Business Of The Year > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Lewis Watson > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 8:28 PM > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: disaster recovery after rootkit -> MySQL and > user accounts > > > > > >Hi Dave, > > >I moved from RH Linux to FreeBSD and it seems that I just shut down > MySQL > > >tar'd the MySQL database directory and untarred on the new FreeBSD > server. > > >Had no problem with the user table or anything of the > sort. While this > > >doesn't cover everything it perhaps will help on the MySQL > aspect of > > >things. > > > > I believe this will work if the versions of MySQL are the same or > perhaps > > close, but may not work with different versions of MySQL the further > > the versions are apart the less likely it is to work. MySQL > of course > > recommends a MySQLdump followed by a restore but that is probably > > not feasible in this case. > > > > Lyle Evans > > lyle@rackears.com > > http://www.rackears.com > > > I really wished I would have mentioned this :-). I think > there might have > been a few releases between the two but not many... I stayed on the > 3.xx.xx track during this move. Since then I upgraded to 4.xx and have > been very happy but I would keep the versions as close as possible for > this move... > Good point!! > Lewis > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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