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Re: [TCLUG:3649] server upgrade
cp -a * /home
will preserve permissions and links, etc as much as possible.
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Tim Wilson wrote:
> Hi *, (I saw that on another list I'm on.)
>
> I'm going to upgrade my network server in the next few days, and I'd like
> to check and make sure that I've got the procedure right. As I understand
> it, I should copy /etc and /var to someplace in my /home partition so that
> I can easily get everything running again after the upgrade. I'll
> probably actually do a reinstall because I'd like to see if I can do it
> by myself. It's a RedHat system, BTW. First, a couple questions:
>
> 1. Is there anything special to watch out for when doing the cp to
> preserve /etc and /var?
>
> 2. Will the user accounts be accessible automatically when I finish the
> upgrade, or do I have to 'reattach' them somehow to the rest of the
> system?
>
> 3. I'm going to change the domain name while I'm at it. (It's not been
> registered yet.) Currently, its science.isd197.k12.mn.us. The sysadmin
> wants me to use science.sibley.isd197.k12.mn.us. Where do I need to make
> this change? Is it just that one setting in linuxconf?
>
> 4. I assume that the other network settings won't be too difficult. I'll
> just need to know the default gateway, IP address of the server, netmask,
> right?
>
> Am I missing anything? I'd appreciate any other pointers that any of you
> may have.
>
> -Tim
>
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