topic Re: Move user profile in Operating System - Linux

Move user profile

juno2 — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:07:37 GMT

I will upgrade the UX box to Linux server soon, can suggest what is the simplest way to move the user profile ? thx.

Re: Move user profile

Jerome Henry — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:28:57 GMT

Hi Juno,

I don't know UX well, but from Linux to Linux, I would copy /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files...

hth

J

Re: Move user profile

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:46:13 GMT

You would have to take the .profile (assuming you use posix or korn shell) and make it .bash_profile in the users home directory.

Then you will have to deal with any incompatabilities. Test heavily, and don't expect everything to work.

SEP

Re: Move user profile

Balaji N — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:42:34 GMT

try just moving the home directory to the linux box and add the user name / group name with the same uid/gid.

and instead of the default bash shell on linux, try using the same shell (sh/ksh) that is used on Unix.

and be alert when something is not working. could be because of incompatible config files.

good luck.
-balaji

Re: Move user profile

Jean Marais — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 07:09:12 GMT

did you manage to move your users from us to redhat and how did you do it?

Re: Move user profile

Tvs — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 06:50:04 GMT

hi

take a copy of /etc/passwd /etc/group and /etc/group. and the user home directory.

and upload it to linux server

but in linux passwd file having 12 fields and in unix having 7 fields ( linux having more like passwd aging and all).

you can try this. i don't know whether it will work or not
before that make a copy of all of this file and keep a root logged session in the linux server before doing this