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RH 6.2 to 7.1 upgrade

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by rouse 3 views

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I'd like to upgrade my rh6.2 server to 7.1, mostly because the up2date software on 6.2 doesn't seem to work very well and I'm falling behind in the patches & updates. My 6.2 runs sendmail as mail server for my office and also serves dhcp for my LAN.My question is: can I boot a 7.x cd and have the mailboxes, passwords, and soforth in 6.2 migrate to 7.x? I'd sure like to avoid having to set up all the pop users & passwords from scratch, and definitly don't want to loose any e-mail!
Anyone been here?
Thanks

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by marshallkeithusa

I made the upgrade with no problem at all. I did back up the config files just in case and I suggest that you do the same. I will warn you that up2date no longer work anymore. Red Hat went to a paid service for up2date and unless you pay it won't work. An alternitive would be to update xiaman gnome it has redcarpet which will update the redhat packages. I have found that the updates show up within days of showing up on red hat.

Hope this helps,
Marshall

by rouse

Ok Marshall, you didn't come back on my confirmation reply, but since you did reply at all, you get the 500. Thanks for taking time out. Cya 'round.

by rouse

Thanks Marshall for the reply. I've been out of town for a few days. So, just to be sure, will the mailboxes, passwords, and soforth in 6.2 migrate to 7.x?
Thanks

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