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Migrating from a FreeBSD Server to a FreeBSD v2 Server
Introduction
The shadow process for a FreeBSD Server to a FreeBSD v2 Server is meant to be a self-
migration for users with VPS experience. This document does not explain the differences
between a FreeBSD Server and a FreeBSD v2 Server. However, this document steps you
through the basics of how to migrate your FreeBSD Server to a FreeBSD v2 Server.
If you have made significant changes to your FreeBSD Server, this document may not be
helpful.
The FreeBSD Server to FreeBSD v2 Server migration process takes several hours, maybe
even days, depending on your knowledge of the FreeBSD Server and FreeBSD v2 Servers,
and the amount of changes you have made to a standard FreeBSD Server server.
Starting the Shadow Process
The Shadow process creates a new FreeBSD v2 Server account with same account owner (the
administrative user) and a root user. The root and account owner passwords will be the same
as the FreeBSD Server account owners. The following files and directories are created on
your new FreeBSD v2 Server:
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/.migrate – directory
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/.migrate/bin – directory
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/.migrate/accountname – directory containing copy of file system from old account
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/.migrate/bin/addaccounts.pl – file for creating user accounts
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/.migrate/bin/migratesm – file for migrating Sendmail
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/.migrate/bin/README – instructions for addaccounts.pl and migratesm
Introduction
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