Try that on a windows machine, lol    On Wed, 2003-11-19 at 22:20, Jim
Streit wrote:
> THIS LIST ROCKS!
> 
> I want to thank (in no order) Andy, Clay, Munir, Nate, Brian and Chris for
> helping me with options on how to move my system from box A to box B.  The
> switch is done and works great.
> 
> I did my mounts, made some copies (took most of the time), made the grub
> changes, then the first re-boot redhat detected different controller, nic
> and usb devices, and asked if i wanted to use the devices that it found
> and re-use the network settings.  I said sure, rebooted a couple more
> times just to make sure, and now about 2 hours after starting I have the
> same system on different hardware.  Sendmail, Apache, PHP, named, MySQL,
> rsync, ftp, my own custom stuff ... it all works.  I'm stoked!
> 
> Thanks again  TCLUG List.
> 
> Jim Streit
> 
> 
> > Ok, bad advice. Just booted up the LNX-BBC and it doesn't include a NFS
> > server, so I have to change my instructions a bit.
> >
> > On your current Red Hat box, install the NFS server and export / to the
> > IP of your target PC:
> >
> > /etc/exports:
> > / 192.168.1.25/255.255.255.0(ro,insecure,no_root_squash)
> >
> > Now restart NFSD. /etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart would do it on a
> > Debian box, but on a Red Hat box it won't be the same. Again, shut down
> > databases and such.
> >
> > Now then, boot up your target PC (the PC you want to copy stuff too.) on
> > the LNX-BBC. Run trivial-net-setup, then /etc/init.d/portmap start. The
> > disk in the target PC will be mounted something like
> > /dev/discs/disc0/part1 on /mnt/rw/discs/disc0/part1
> > /dev/discs/disc0/part2 on /mnt/rw/discs/disc0/part2
> > etc.
> >
> > Unmount all these, mount as something that sorta mirrors what the mount
> > points will look like when the box is running:
> >
> > /dev/discs/disc0/part1 on /mnt/rw/target (this would be /)
> > /dev/discs/disc0/part2 on /mnt/rw/target/usr
> > /dev/discs/disc0/part3 on /mnt/rw/target/var
> >
> > etc as needed.
> >
> > Now you want ot mount your Red Hat box on your target PC:
> >
> > Create a mount point:
> > mkdir /mnt/rw/host
> > mount -t nfs XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:/ /mnt/rw/host
> > where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is the IP of the old PC.
> >
> > Now to finish it all up:
> > cd /mrt/rw/host
> > tar cvf - bin/ etc/ usr/ boot/ opt/ root/ var/ home/ lib/ sbin/
> > initrd/ |(cd /mnt/target; tar xvf -)
> >
> > Create mount points for dev, proc, whatever else, and use rescue mode in
> > your Red Hat install media to write grub to the disk, and you should be
> > in business...
> >
> >
> > Andrew S. Zbikowski | http://www.ringworld.org
> >  A password is like your underwear; Change it
> >  frequently, don't share it with others, and
> >      don't ask to borrow someone else's.
> >
> >
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