Moving data from one server to another

[Kevin D. Clark]

Sometimes, when I am looking at a box with scripts/configuration files
"all over the box" (your description of the problem) and I want to
transport them to a new box, I do the following:

1:  boot to single user mode or at least shut down the services that I
    am interested in

2:  Type this  "touch /timestamp"

3:  Boot multiuser or at least bring up the services that I am
    interested in.

4:  Type this:  "find / -anewer /timestamp -print"
    (tells you which files were *accessed* after the time /timestamp
    was created)


5:  Now sift through the results of that.

6:  Have a human being who at least has a vague idea of what the
    system is doing bring the relevant files to the new box.  This
    human being also has to know how to update any configuration files
    that might be old/deprecated/etc.

7:  Stir.  Shake.  Add salt, if desired.


Hope this helps,

--kevin
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