[Dxspider-support] computer change

[Tom Vavra]

: [Dxspider-support] computer change


> Hi everybody.
>
> I need to change my actual PC (Slackware based linuxbox) to another one
> (Debian based linuxbox) to gain some space in the rack.
> I've installed the last version and updated every night.
> Now I want to exchange my PCs and re-run IZ5FSA-6 in the new machine...
> without loosing any data!
>
> How can I do?
>
> I think to copy last versione of /spider/data from the old to the new
> PC, but I need confirmations...
>
> Anyone have done this "thing" before?

Yes, I did this.  The only thing I had to do was re-create users.v3 and (I
think) qsl.v1.  I think that DB_File changed as I upgraded, and the old
files did not work.  You will know as soon as you try to start the new
system if it cannot find a good users.v3.

                  gl   Tom   WB8ZRL