Re: OS Migration

[Richard Megginson <rmeggins@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Summers wrote:
> Rob Crittenden wrote:
> > Richard Megginson wrote:
> > > Jim Summers wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello List,
> > > >
> > > > I am closing in on my target date to switch over to FDS.  On my 
> > > > test machines I have been running with FC4.  I need to re-install 
> > > > the operating system and when I do I will have to use RHEL4.
> > > >
> > > > My plan was to shutdown the DS.
> > > > Then make a tarball of /opt/fedora-ds and several other directories.
> > > > Next re-install with RHEL4
> > > > Drop in my iptables
> > > > Install fedora-ds and verify the OS / performance settings.
> > > > Then extract my fedora-ds tarball
> > > > and then hold my breath and start the DS service(s) and presto all 
> > > > is well???
> > >
> > > I have no idea.  It should work, but I really don't know if there 
> > > are any runtime dependencies in the FDS FC4 RPM binaries that will 
> > > break when run on RHEL4.
>
> I plan on installing the FDS with the rpm from:
>
> http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/Download
> and use the fedora-ds-1.0.2-1.RHEL4.i386.opt.rpm
>
> > > > Does this sound like a feasible approach?
> > > >
> > > > I am a little unsure if it will break any of my configured ssl 
> > > > stuff.  Which is a basic self-signed scenario using the 
> > > > /opt/fedora-ds/shared/bin/certutil for the key generation.
> > >
> > > I don't think that will be a problem as long as you don't change the 
> > > hostname of the machine.
> >
> > Also note that upgrading could be a problem since you aren't doing a 
> > standard RPM installation to begin with. You might be able to "trick" 
> > it by installing the Fedora RPM and then untarring over top of that.
>
> Ah, Now I see the problem.  What about only untarring the following 
> directories from my backed up DS from /opt/fedora-ds:
>
> admin-serv
> alias
> slapd-[hostname]
Add shared/config, clients/orgchart/config.txt, clients/dsgw/context, 
clients/dsgw/pbconfig, and clients/dsgw/config to that list as well.
> Then I should have my config, ssl, and directory with my 99user schema.
>
> Would this be cleaner?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> > rob
> >
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