[SGVLUG] LDAP or NIS migration from /etc/passwd

[Terry Hancock]

Michael Rubel wrote:
> Unless you explicitly give rsync the --numeric-ids option, it will map
> usernames and passwords.  So, for example, even if user terry has uid
> 501 one machine and uid 2523 on another, they will both be written to
> the same user account (terry) on the server.
> 
> So one option is to be lazy and not worry about it. :)

Okay, I like that option. ;-)

Figuring the rest of it out is enough of a headache.

Hmm. What happens if rsync backs up a file owned by a user which doesn't
exist on the server?


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Terry Hancock (hancock at AnansiSpaceworks.com)
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