Transfering user acount/E-mail Account to new box

[Rick Stevens]

Toto Gamez wrote:
> Hi
> I want to tranfer all user/email account from RH72 box to a newly 
> installed RHFC box, what files and directories do I have to backup and 
> tranfer so that I will not create the same account to my new box and 
> creating again their password

The following files must be moved:

	/etc/passwd
	/etc/group
	/etc/shadow

You need to move the users' home directories and their contents (check
the /etc/passwd file for the directories to move).

User mailboxes are in the /var/spool/mail directory, so that directory
and its contents must also be moved.
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