ClearFoundation

I'm upgrading a system. This means a new server with a clean install of clear os 6.2. The old server is running clear os 5.1.

I have a few questions.

1. is there some easy way to migrate the users/accounts from the old system to the new?

2. the old system in the dmz server running mail, web sites etc. I can move over the web sites easy enough but can anyone point me to some info on how to migrate all the mail over to the new server?

Thanks for any help or pointers.

Bob

I am waiting a reply on this as well. I have to replace a system for a municipal government. last time I tried to upgrade ClearOS, some of the services did not perform correctly and I was advised to perform a fresh install.

I really do not want to have to rebuild the client configuration, email accounts and so forth.

Yeah, I'm looking for an answer for this one too. They've said that they're working on something using the Backup/Restore that will allow you to export settings and accounts from 5.2 and import that in to a new 6.2 system. Hopefully we can have that in the next few days.

There was a post from one of the devs a few days ago. There will be no direct upgrade path because of some insoluble issues. They will instead create a configuration migration tool which should sort out things like users and groups. You will need to do a fresh install. This is a bit of a PITA as you'll need a spare machine and you'll need to work out how to migrate things like mail across. I would guess there would be a new thread when the tool comes available where people will post extra instructions.

I'm getting ready to do this as well (5.2 -=> 6.2) accounts, shares, web sites, user data and MySQL databases etc... will all need to be exported and imported/re-created onto new installation...
I haven't found another way and I'm waiting for a free weekend were I can take the system down for a few hours without the household complaining!

I'll be stuck waiting for the migration tool and basic e-mail. Then I'll have to work out how to temporarily cobble together another machine to get the e-mails across, unless I can work out how to backup and restore cyrus-imap.

I remember a couple of years ago i migrated my mailboxes to a new machine when i upgraded my hardware.
I don't know the exact steps anymore, but the steps outlined at the following article looks similar and may be helpful:

viktorpetersson.com/2010/10/03/moving-cy...t-to-a-64bit-server/

Although i haven't tried this myself yet, this tool also looks interesting:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=52353

As i'm currently also trying to figure out how to upgrade from 5.2 to 6.x i will probably use one of above.
If i really have enough time to perform the upgrade i will post the results here.

Good luck!

I just use imapsync to clone mail from one machine to another...
Successfully cloned mail this way from a ClearOS Version 5.2 machine to a ClearOS version 6.3 running zarafa (imap enabled) and another version 6.3 machine running cyrus-imapd/squirrelmail