migrating user and web files to new server

[Noah]

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:
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>>> On Sep 2, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Noah wrote:
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>>>> Hi there,
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>>>> might somebody recommend a good way to migrate user and web files 
>>>> to our new server?
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>>> ???
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>>> tar and scp work well for me
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>> okay might you recommend a good command structure?
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> 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
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> man tar
> man scp
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> % 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,
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>> Noah
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