move config files from one server to another

[Ugo Bellavance]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Marco Obaid [mailto:marco at MUW.EDU]
> Envoyé : Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:13 PM
> À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Objet : Re: move config files from one server to another
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > What is the most simple way to copy all my configuration to 
> the new server?
> 
> I have done this many times. If you will be running the same 
> OS on both
> servers, then:
> 
> * Install MS on the new server and rename /etc/MailScanner
> to /etc/MailScanner.new
> * Tar /etc/Mailscanner from the test server
> * Untar the tared file onto your new server
> * Start MS on the new server
> 
> Note: this works if your environment is identical on both 
> server (such as using
> the same virus scanners ... etc).
> 
> Hope this helps
> Marco

My environment will be exactly the same: redhat 9.0.

I'm sorry to ask that, but could you give me the switches for tar (to create the archive)?  I've never done any recursive backup with tar yet... just want to make sure.

Thanks,

Ugo