Can I do this?

Jerry McAllister jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu
Thu Sep 15 13:15:57 PDT 2005


> 
> Hi,
> 
> I want to replace a computer running FreeBSD 3.2 with one running FreeBSD 
> 5.3. The 3.2 computer is currently used as a web server and a DNS server. I 
> have installed FreeBSD 5.3 and am currently adding the Apache2.50 port.
> 
> Once I add the Apache web server and Bind, can I then just copy config files 
> from the old system to the new one? With Apache: can I copy  httpd.conf from 
> the old system to the new then move my htdocs directory to the new system? 
> For Bind, could I just copy named.conf  from the old  system to the new then 
> copy my zone files over to the new system?

For the most part, yes.   But, you might have to tweak some things.
Some system config files have moved.    You will want to read
up on things before trying this.
Note that Apache will probably install in a different place now
than that old version did and the startup for utilities is now
all in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. 
In addition, Perl is no longer installed by default.  You will have 
to do it from ports.

As long as you are completely redoing the machines, why not go
with the most recent release of FreeBSD?   That would be 5.4.
It is an improvement over 5.3.

////jerry
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lisa Casey
> 


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