Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:15:18 -0700 From: Noah <admin2@enabled.com> To: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: migrating user and web files to new server Message-ID: <44FA64E6.10800@enabled.com> In-Reply-To: <0F79193E-402E-41B4-AAE1-E7CBB39CC642@shire.net> References: <44FA6142.30609@enabled.com> <314FC15A-DA2C-4D03-9469-3522EE0C9FEA@shire.net> <44FA638B.5020500@enabled.com> <0F79193E-402E-41B4-AAE1-E7CBB39CC642@shire.net>
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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > On Sep 2, 2006, at 11:09 PM, Noah wrote: > >> 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 > >> >> Cheers, >> >> Noah > > > > > --- > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC > Your Web App and Email hosting provider > chad at shire.net > >
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