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icon5.gif   Moving eLog from Server to Server..., posted by Charles Duncan on Sat Jun 11 02:29:01 2005 
    icon2.gif   Re: Moving eLog from Server to Server..., posted by Stefan Ritt on Mon Jun 13 17:45:47 2005 
       icon2.gif   Re: Moving eLog from Server to Server..., posted by Charles Duncan on Mon Jun 13 18:45:45 2005 
          icon2.gif   Re: Moving eLog from Server to Server..., posted by Charles Duncan on Wed Jun 15 00:20:56 2005 
             icon2.gif   Re: Moving eLog from Server to Server..., posted by Charles Duncan on Wed Jun 15 18:59:23 2005 
Message ID: 1194     Entry time: Wed Jun 15 18:59:23 2005     In reply to: 1193
Icon: Reply  Author: Charles Duncan  Author Email: Charles@YorkU.CA 
Category: Question  OS: Linux  ELOG Version:  
Subject: Re: Moving eLog from Server to Server... 

Charles Duncan wrote:

Charles Duncan wrote:

Quote:

Stefan Ritt wrote:

Charles Duncan wrote:
I am moving my eLog system from one server to another.
I moved all my log books, my /etc/elog.conf, and /usr/share/elog/elog.pwd file. Did I miss anything?
The Logbooks come up fine on the eLog list, but when I try to access them I get invalid user name...
Do I have to do some sort of conversion to move the pwd file from one server to another?
Or should I try using the sync command for the move? does sync also move the pwd file??


Of course you have to start elogd after you copied all files over, but I presume you did that. The
password file itself does not need any conversion, it should work on both hosts fine. Cloning an elog logbook
(via the "-C <url>") flag, does copy the password file if you enter "yes" to the according question. Have you
checked the file permission of the password file? Maybe the user name elogd is running under has no read access
to it.


I reinstalled elog on the new server and ran the clone (via the "-C <url>"), wow that is really slick. But unfortunately my passwords and user data were not transfered. I did say 'Y' when prompted to transfer the password info.

I think my problem is that one server is running 2.5.9 (or 2.6.0 beta, unstable, Debian) and my new server is running 2.5.5.3 (stable, UBUNTU).

Are the password files not compatible between the 2 versions?

All my logbook entries appear to be there in full.

btw: I am back leveling to 2.5.5.3 because I lose my last column on every log book view.


I wanted to add that the elog.pwd file did transfer when I used the "elogd -C <url>" command, but the passwords and accounts were not recognized. Also I edited my elog.conf file to contain the absolute address of my elog.pwd file.


I fixed it... I merely backed out of the XML format of the elog.pwd and reverted to common passwd format. Everyone can log in now... great product.
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