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nabob1

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Jul 18, 2003
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How do you transfer user accounts from one system to the other? that is including there passwords and groups? please help, I am building a new server to replace an old one, thanks.
 
hi,

it is enough to copy 4 files from source server - for safety reasons you can get only lines and stanzas (of common users) from below listed files on source server .

/etc/passwd
/etc/group
/etc/security/passwd
/etc/security/user

You have to remeber about user's home directories as well.

r,m.
 
don't forget /etc/security/.ids. this contains next available uid number to use
 
Don't forget /etc/security/.ids this holds the uid last user was given and group id.
 
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