From: Peter Chant on
higuita wrote:

>
>> Neither httpd or mysqld worked in this process. ssh services also took a
>> hit. I think this is a failed method. What I'm going to do next is
>
> What!?!
> i used this method thousands of times and the only problems i had
> are the missing --numeric-ids in rsync (when i forgot it) and tunnig the
> initrd on systems that use it and have different hardware (ie: scsi
> controllers)

Usually works from me, for the similar case of copying from old to new
install - not machine to machine.

I wonder - was mysql running at the time? Is so I suspect that would be
asking for trouble. OTOH I can't see why apache would get upset.

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