Hi,
I have an old RH6.0 box from which I'd like to export all the accounts to a brand new SuSE 7.2 box. here's the method I'd like to apply :
Create the accounts with yast copying the /etc/passwd file from RH6.0 to SuSE 7.2 Copying the /etc/shadow file from RH6.0 to SuSE 7.2
Most of the accounts are customers accounts and I don't have all the
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From: stephane parenton
Is the process correct, is it enough ? is there a simpler way to do this
all ?
Thanx Stephane
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the solution to your problem is to create the accounts with a script in your new box with the command useradd -m -s /bin/bash (or any shell you like) username and then you can transfer your passwords from you RH box's shadow to your SUSE it's boring but it works i 've use this method recently to transfer the accounts jim :)