How to clone a user account from one server to other server

ZAMO · 03-12-2010, 11:02 AM

Hi all,

I want to clone a user account from one server to other . Is there a way to do that ?

troop · 03-12-2010, 11:12 AM

first approach: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...swords-701609/
second approach: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-m...to-new-server/

jkzfixme · 03-12-2010, 12:40 PM

I am particularly fond of using webmin , you would just select the users you wish to export and or groups and then export batch file.

Regards,
JKZfixme

anomie · 03-12-2010, 06:13 PM

@ZAMO / @jkzfixme:

Be sure to check out webmin's cluster module as well, if you haven't already. It is overkill for the sole purpose of cloning a user account, but it is a great help for keeping hosts in sync -- even if there are only two of them.

ZAMO · 03-18-2010, 08:45 PM

Am trying to clone the account for user in RHEL 4 systems, which are in cluster. I don't have webmin access there. Is it ok , if i copy the following items:

Code:

scp  /etc/passwd    server2:/etc/passwd
scp  /etc/group     server2:/etc/group
scp  /etc/gshadow   server2:/etc/passwd

Thanks All
jkzfixme,

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chrism01 · 03-19-2010, 01:40 AM

The 3rd line is wrong, and you've missed /etc/shadow. In any case, those would copy all accts(!) which is almost certainly not what you want. See troop's suggestions.