Re: Way to migrate AIX accounts to LINUX (Redhat)?

From: David Ballester - Kern Pharma (dballester_at_kernpharma.com)
Date: 11/21/05

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    Date:         Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:40:17 +0100
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    El lun, 21-11-2005 a las 14:03 +0000, bbb bb escribió:
    > We are migrate our AIX servers to LINUX servers. I have questions about
    > migrate user accounts.
    >
    > AIX does not have /etc/shadow file and password not compatible on both
    > system.
    >
    > Does anyone has way or tool can handle this?
    >
    > Thanks.

    What Linux distro ? You can install webmin, a collection of bash/perl
    scripts to maintain the system, controlled by https web access. You will
    have a tool to create a bunch of users/groups from a batch file of this
    style:

    "create:username:passwd:uid:gid:realname:homedir:shell:min:max:warn:inactive:expire"

    Of course, the password can be specified in encripted mode, and you have
    several options on the creation process ( change gids/uids, create
    home...)

    As you can see if a script can do it, a human can do it; but on that way
    you avoid to lose time trying to know what commands generate the shadow
    part of the creation/update part of user, having the work done if you
    are on a hurry and after without pressure, look in depth

    HTH

    Regards 

    -- 
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