User migration from HP-UX PA-RISC 11.11 to Itanium 11.31

[Gaby1110]

Hi,

I want to migrate my users from HP-UX PA-RISC 11.11 to Itanium 11.31 Server. Could you please let me know the process for the same....

Thanks in advance
Gaby

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

The answer depends on current security setup.

You can take non-admin portions of /etc/passwd straight across, the format of the user is is the same.

If you use /etc/shadow or trusted system, the password files would have to be migrated.

Best actually to convert to a non-trusted system and then copy the relevant /etc/passwd entries across.

SEP
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[Gaby1110]

Thanks SEP,

After copying the /etc/passwd, do we need to set the password for each user using 'passwd' and created the home directory?

We are using the powerbroker ( pbksh ) Shell so will be installing the same.

Thanks
Gaby

[Steven Schweda]

> After copying the /etc/passwd, do we need
> to set the password for each user using
> 'passwd'

If the encrypted passwords are in this
/etc/passwd file, then they should be ok.

> and created the home directory?

Did copying /etc/passwd create any home
directories? If they don't exist, then I'd
guess that someone will need to create (copy)
them.

[Gaby1110]

Thanks Steven,

The password is as mentioned below (*)

gaby:*:124:20:Gaby:/home/Gaby:/usr/local/bin/pbksh

and the home directory doesn't exit.

Please suggest.

Thanks
Gaby

[Tingli]

If you use non-trusted system, you need to copy file /etc/shadow to the new server too. If you use trusted system, it is easier to switch it to non-trusted system then copy /etc/shadow file to the new system then switch it back to trusted system as mentioned by Steve.

After that, you can copy all user's home directory to the new system.

Users will still keep their old password and you don't need to reset them.

[Steven Schweda]

> [...] switch it to non-trusted system then
> copy /etc/shadow [...]

That's "copy /etc/passwd", here. (The other
/etc/shadow is ok.)

[TTr]

> The password is as mentioned below (*)
> gaby:*:124:20:Gaby:/home/Gaby:/usr/local/bin/pbksh

This looks like a trusted system to me. Verify by checking if there is a /tcb directory.

You not only need tocreate the user home directories but migrate their contents. What about other settings for users in /etc/profile? Or the pbksh? Any customizations need to be transferred over. Also you did not mention any other applications that the users need from the old server. Are they going to be there in the new server?