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From: Thomas E Dukes <edukes@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: CentOS <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:34:37 -0500
Subject: Moving files to new server
Hello,
I am getting a new computer and am going to need to move the files from
the
old to the new. What is the best way to do this?
Should I install CentOS from scratch on the new computer then move the
directories I need? How do I maintain permissions if this is the best
way?
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If you install centos on the new comp, create users on the new comp
with the same user name and user ID as on the old one(you can refer to
/etc/passwd for UID).
Plug the HDD of the new comp to the old linux machine
Create a folder, say "NewHDD" in /mnt
Mount the new HDD partition (where you want your data to be copied to)
to /mnt/NewHDD
Use the cp command as root with --preserve[=ATTR_LIST] option to copy
the files from their old(old HDD) location to new location(on the new
HDD). Refer to man cp for more info about cp options.
Hope it help
Thai
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