On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 20:37, Kevin Old wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm currently moving data from one machine to another and would like > to move over all my users logins with ease. I've never done it > before, but I assume if I copy all of these files from my old server > to my new one, all should work well. > > Here's what I *think* I should move: > > /etc/passwd > /etc/passwd- > /etc/gshadow > /etc/gshadow- > /etc/gshadow.lock > /etc/shadow > /etc/shadow- > > Is this correct? I'm moving a RH9 box to another RH9 box and a FC1 to > and FC2 box. I figured it should be the same for each of the three > versions. > > Anyone actually done this and can offer help? You really only want to copy the user account information in the passwd/shadow/group files. If you copy the files whole you will most likely have standard accounts on one system that either don't exist on the other or the UIDs/GIDs may have changed. This could cause problems with permissions on any number of critical system files. Also you should verify that the UID/GID information on the user account information matches when you move the users data to the new system. This will prevent a lot of permission type problems that you could run into. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx Hurricane Charley survivor Confirmed 105 MPH winds 3 Days 9.5 hours without power
