[Dxspider-support] Importing user files.

[George Lloyd]

Dirk Koopman wrote:
> 
> On 17 Aug 2001 00:06:33 +0100, George Lloyd wrote:
> > Is it posssible to import user files into a new setup? I've just
> > installed
> > spider onto a new(er) machine and would like to transfer user file etc.
> > across
> > if possible. I can see the export facilty but nothing on import.
> 
> Every Saturday night (as I recall) the user file is dumped in ascii as
> /spider/data/user_asc. The older ones are renamed, up to five
> generations back with an increasing number of .o's.
> 
> To do snapshot of the situation 'now' do 'export_user' in a sysop
> console window.
> 
> To reinstall one of these ascii files (which can be edited with your
> favourite editor BTW):-
> 
> 1) stop the node.
> 2) perl /spider/data/user_asc
> 3) restart the node.
> 
> If you want to copy the user file across to a new machine then the best
> thing to do is:-
> 
> 1) set up DXVars.pm how you want it
> 2) check that the new machine all runs as per the install instructions
> 3) stop the node
> 4) copy across the /spider/data/user_asc file
> 5) perl /spider/data/user_asc
> 6) /spider/perl/update_sysop.pl
> 7) restart the node.

Thanks a lot. BTW I'm getting two copies of all postings to this group.

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