[Fedora-directory-users] OS Migration

[Rob Crittenden]

Richard Megginson wrote:
> Jim Summers wrote:
> 
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I am closing in on my target date to switch over to FDS.  On my test 
>> machines I have been running with FC4.  I need to re-install the 
>> operating system and when I do I will have to use RHEL4.
>>
>> My plan was to shutdown the DS.
>> Then make a tarball of /opt/fedora-ds and several other directories.
>> Next re-install with RHEL4
>> Drop in my iptables
>> Install fedora-ds and verify the OS / performance settings.
>> Then extract my fedora-ds tarball
>> and then hold my breath and start the DS service(s) and presto all is 
>> well???
> 
> I have no idea.  It should work, but I really don't know if there are 
> any runtime dependencies in the FDS FC4 RPM binaries that will break 
> when run on RHEL4.
> 
>>
>> Does this sound like a feasible approach?
>>
>> I am a little unsure if it will break any of my configured ssl stuff.  
>> Which is a basic self-signed scenario using the 
>> /opt/fedora-ds/shared/bin/certutil for the key generation.
> 
> I don't think that will be a problem as long as you don't change the 
> hostname of the machine.

Also note that upgrading could be a problem since you aren't doing a 
standard RPM installation to begin with. You might be able to "trick" it 
by installing the Fedora RPM and then untarring over top of that.

rob
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