Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 10:40:22PM +0000, Wayne Eisenberg: > Hi, > > I need to move my rancid (3.8) setup to a new server. Is it ok to tar/gzip > the entire directory and copy it or just do a bulk copy via scp of the entire > /usr/local/rancid directory from the old to new server (and the .cloginrc > file, of course)? Or should I re-install and re-configure from scratch on the > new server? It's not the same distro, but as long as the other packages (like > expect) are installed, it should be pretty portable, yes?
in theory, yes. rsync/tar/whatever. there are only 2 C programs in the package; as long as their libraries are satisfied (ldd <prog>) and there are no path changes, it should work. YMMV _______________________________________________ Rancid-discuss mailing list Rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net http://www.shrubbery.net/mailman/listinfo/rancid-discuss
