** Reply to message from Jose Sanchez on Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:09:36 -0600
# Ed Harrison wrote:
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# >** Reply to message from Herman Knief on Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:35:39 -0800
# >
# >cd /mnt
# >mkdir newserver
BIG OOPS - you have to mount the new drive to be able to write to it, don't you? Sorry about that.
I left out the key step.
mount /dev/hdx(newserver harddrive) /mnt/newserver
# >cd "what you want to copy to new server" (but not "/", else you will overwrite the new installation)
# >find ./* -xdev | cpio -pdv /mnt/newserver/"where you want old data to end up"
# >
# >This will preserve all file ownership, dates and permissions.
# >
# >Make sure you analyze what and where you want to copy FROM and TO, so that it ends up at the same place on the new server.
Ed Harrison
ed.tman@verizon.net