Re: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question
Not a problem. That does make more sense now. Thanks! Scott On 6/15/10 9:48 PM, sysad...@tricubemedia.com wrote: Yes it would, Sorry I should have clarified... I dont sync it back to /etc, but /backup/etc on the replicated server. I just do this as a form of backup. same as /var and /opt Wouldn't sync'ing the /etc directory overwrite some important files like you hosts file and further down the subdirectory tree the IP address? Scott On Jun 9, 2010, at 10:07 PM, "sysadmin" wrote: Hi Scott, I to have replication running and i sync settings and data from each. Mainly I added /etc , /var and /opt, to the list Jake repication videos, So yes If you have a good working setup , sync it to the new replication server. madmac - Original Message - From: Scott Hughes To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 5:13 PM Subject: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question As some of you know I am working on bringing up a replicated server. I am curious if it would be a good idea and/or advisable to copy the spamassassin database from my older server that has been in service for a while to the new one so that the new server doesn't have to 'catch up' with the old one. Catch up meaning that new server won't have the learning curve that it normally would. Also, I would like to replicate (sync) some of the other files - like the spamassassin .cf files, the spamdyke files (/opt/spamdyke/ etc) - things like that. Suggestions? Thanks, Scott - Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! - Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
Re: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question
Yes it would, Sorry I should have clarified... I dont sync it back to /etc, but /backup/etc on the replicated server. I just do this as a form of backup. same as /var and /opt > Wouldn't sync'ing the /etc directory overwrite some important files > like you hosts file and further down the subdirectory tree the IP > address? > > Scott > > On Jun 9, 2010, at 10:07 PM, "sysadmin" > wrote: > >> Hi Scott, >> I to have replication running and i sync settings and data from each. >> Mainly I added /etc , /var and /opt, to the list Jake repication >> videos, >> >> So yes If you have a good working setup , sync it to the new >> replication server. >> >> madmac >> >> - Original Message - >> From: Scott Hughes >> To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com >> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 5:13 PM >> Subject: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question >> >> As some of you know I am working on bringing up a replicated >> server. I am curious if it would be a good idea and/or advisable to >> copy the spamassassin database from my older server that has been in >> service for a while to the new one so that the new server doesn't >> have to 'catch up' with the old one. Catch up meaning that new >> server won't have the learning curve that it normally would. >> >> Also, I would like to replicate (sync) some of the other files - >> like the spamassassin .cf files, the spamdyke files (/opt/spamdyke/ >> etc) - things like that. >> >> Suggestions? >> >> Thanks, >> Scott >> > - Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! - Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
Re: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question
Wouldn't sync'ing the /etc directory overwrite some important files like you hosts file and further down the subdirectory tree the IP address? Scott On Jun 9, 2010, at 10:07 PM, "sysadmin" wrote: Hi Scott, I to have replication running and i sync settings and data from each. Mainly I added /etc , /var and /opt, to the list Jake repication videos, So yes If you have a good working setup , sync it to the new replication server. madmac - Original Message - From: Scott Hughes To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 5:13 PM Subject: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question As some of you know I am working on bringing up a replicated server. I am curious if it would be a good idea and/or advisable to copy the spamassassin database from my older server that has been in service for a while to the new one so that the new server doesn't have to 'catch up' with the old one. Catch up meaning that new server won't have the learning curve that it normally would. Also, I would like to replicate (sync) some of the other files - like the spamassassin .cf files, the spamdyke files (/opt/spamdyke/ etc) - things like that. Suggestions? Thanks, Scott
Re: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question
On 06/08/2010 07:13 PM, Scott Hughes wrote: As some of you know I am working on bringing up a replicated server. I am curious if it would be a good idea and/or advisable to copy the spamassassin database from my older server that has been in service for a while to the new one so that the new server doesn't have to 'catch up' with the old one. Catch up meaning that new server won't have the learning curve that it normally would. Also, I would like to replicate (sync) some of the other files - like the spamassassin .cf files, the spamdyke files (/opt/spamdyke/etc) - things like that. The spamassassin DB is flat, so you can just copy it from one server to the other, and then restart spamd to get it to use that DB. You can sync over whatever you want really - that way you only need to make changes on one system to have them applied to the other server.
Re: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question
Hi Scott, I to have replication running and i sync settings and data from each. Mainly I added /etc , /var and /opt, to the list Jake repication videos, So yes If you have a good working setup , sync it to the new replication server. madmac - Original Message - From: Scott Hughes To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 5:13 PM Subject: [qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question As some of you know I am working on bringing up a replicated server. I am curious if it would be a good idea and/or advisable to copy the spamassassin database from my older server that has been in service for a while to the new one so that the new server doesn't have to 'catch up' with the old one. Catch up meaning that new server won't have the learning curve that it normally would. Also, I would like to replicate (sync) some of the other files - like the spamassassin .cf files, the spamdyke files (/opt/spamdyke/etc) - things like that. Suggestions? Thanks, Scott
[qmailtoaster] Replicated Server Question
As some of you know I am working on bringing up a replicated server. I am curious if it would be a good idea and/or advisable to copy the spamassassin database from my older server that has been in service for a while to the new one so that the new server doesn't have to 'catch up' with the old one. Catch up meaning that new server won't have the learning curve that it normally would. Also, I would like to replicate (sync) some of the other files - like the spamassassin .cf files, the spamdyke files (/opt/spamdyke/etc) - things like that. Suggestions? Thanks, Scott
