[NTLUG:Discuss] user replication between 2 linux servers

[Jim Wildman]

Yes. It is very efficient. It only copies the changes.  It also works
with ssh, so if you setup key files, no password is needed.

rsync -e ssh -av /home/. root at targethost:/home

similar for /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow, though you have to be careful
about root passwords, groups, etc.

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Jim Wildman                                            jim at rossberry.com
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Steve Jackson wrote:

> so, i could use rsync to copy the passwd file and all the user home
> directories?  Anyone done this before?