Re: Migrating users from 5.1 to 5.1
From: Adrian Doyle (adoyle_at_kerridge.ie)
Date: 09/03/03
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Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:14:00 +0100
Thanks a mil Mark.
Adrian.
"Marrek" <ogniemi@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
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> I never run this commands, and also it is not done when you are
> synchronizing the files with ie. FileCollection or CFM.
> It is not necessary because commands makes nothing in the system but
> checking.
> best regards,
> Mark
>
> Użytkownik "Adrian Doyle" <adoyle@kerridge.ie> napisał w wiadomości
> news:bj1uff$c0b$1@kermit.esat.net...
> > Thanks a mil for that.
> > One more question though. After I populate /etc/group, /etc/passwd,
> > /etc/security/passwd and /etc/security/user do I need to run the
commands
> I
> > mentioned, ie pwdck, grpck and usrck or are they just for integrity
> > checking?
> >
> > Thanks again
> > A.
> >
> > "Marrek" <ogniemi@poczta.onet.pl> wrote in message
> > news:bj03vk$f26$02$1@news.t-online.com...
> > > Użytkownik "Adrian Doyle" <adoyle@kerridge.ie> napisał w wiadomości
> > > news:bivsh8$t1g$1@kermit.esat.net...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am replacing a server which has AIX 5.1.0.0 with another server
with
> > the
> > > > same OS.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone out there know how I can copy the users across without
> > having
> > > to
> > > > recreate them all. I found a URL which describes doing the same from
> 3.2
> > > to
> > > > 4.1 or 4.2. It gives a list of files to copy (ie /etc/passwd,
> /etc/group
> > > and
> > > > more file from /etc/security) and then a few commands to run
(usrck -t
> > > ALL,
> > > > pwdck -t ALL, grpck -t ALL). I am afraid to try it on 5.1.
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone have a definitive on what to do?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Adrian Doyle.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > It is enough to migrate /etc/group, /etc/passwd and
/etc/security/passwd
> > and
> > > eventually /etc/security/user (if you are not using default:
> > > /etc/security/user stanza for users) - I thing that better is to
migrate
> > > just specified lines/stanzas from the mentioned files.
> > >
> > > BTW: I have no problem with user's accounts migrating first three
files
> I
> > > mentioned (I work with AIX 5.2). I'm using CSM (cfmupdatenode) for
> > > distribution this files from control workstation - the same is
possible
> to
> > > do with PSSP (there is file collection) or you can do with rdist.
> > >
> > > The only things which left then, are user's home directories. You
should
> > > either create them from scratch (with script?) or migrate them using
for
> > > example rdist or tar.
> > >
> > >
> > > regsrds,
> > > M.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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