Re: Moving users and print queues to another machine

From: Black, Brian (BBlack_at_CCBCMD.EDU)
Date: 09/10/03

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    Date:         Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:10:33 -0400
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    Did anyone respond to moving the Users?

    I think it's /etc/passwd, /etc/group
                       /etc/security/passwd, etc/security/group,
    /etc/security/user

    Brian H. Black , Systems Engineer
    Community College Of Baltimore County
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    E-Mail bblack@ccbcmd.edu
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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Thomas Rupp [mailto:Thomas.Rupp@ILLWERKE.AT]
    > Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 2:50 AM
    > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    > Subject: AW: Moving users and print queues to another machine
    >
    >
    > Hi
    >
    > Troy Barnhart wrote the following on 4/7/2003:
    >
    > Migrating Print Queues to Another System
    >
    > 1. copy the /etc/qconfig (make a copy of the original before)
    >
    > 2. Copy the following files:
    > /var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/custom/*
    > /var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/dev/*
    > /var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/ddi/*
    >
    > 3. change the permissions on the copied files to 664
    > chmod 664 filename
    >
    > 4. redigest the queue's
    > enq -d
    >
    > 5. run the chvirprt command on each queue
    > chvirprt -q <queue name> -d <device name>
    >
    > 6. cycle the printer subsystem
    > stopsrc -cg spooler
    > startsrc -g spooler
    >
    > Hope this helps
    > Thomas Rupp
    >
    >
    > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
    > Von: Stephen Firmes [mailto:sfirmes@GLASSHOUSE.COM]
    > Gesendet: Dienstag, 09. September 2003 21:18
    > An: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    > Betreff: Moving users and print queues to another machine
    >
    >
    > I am moving from an S80 running AIX 4.3.3 to a P650 running
    > 5.1, since a MKSYSB is not an option... Is there any way
    > that I can export/import my 200+ user profiles and 100+ print
    > queues? Or do I have to manually recreate them.
    >
    > Thanks for any help.
    >
    > Steve
    >

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