is there an option to NOT move any user data, webpages, etc, but just all the virtualmin/webmin files, and particularly the httpd.conf file ? i want to move the /home/ directories myself.
also, i believe i am ready to wear a virtualmin tee-shirt.
You can always tune what you backup. If you go into Backup and Restore -> Backup Virtual Servers, you can generate a backup that doesn’t contain the home directory data.
hey - it appears the option you sent me to ONLY does the data in the virtual server, since i got this message:
“Backup failed : No domains selected to backup”
again, what i want to do is to migrate all my virtualmin/webmin stuff, but none of the data. i especially want to migrate my httpd.conf information.
in other words, imagine i just cloned my entire server, and then removed everything inside the “/home/” directory in the clone. and then i went through and created the most simple index.html underneath each home directory for testing purposes. that’s what i wish to do, just migrate the webmin/virtualmin stuff only…
i am tempted to try Webmin–>BackupConfigurationFiles–>BackupNow
There’s a radio button above those backup options (seen in your first screenshot)… it’s set to “Backup all Features” by default. When you change any of the feature checkboxes, you’d want to set that radio button to “Only those selected below”.
Eric - let me start out by thanking you for your extraordinary patience. maybe some of your patience can rub off on me when i have to deal with these pesky questions!
after making the change you suggested, i get this message:
Starting backup of 92 domains to local file /home/mark ..
A new format backup can only be done when the home directory is included
Backup failed! See the progress output above for the reason why.
To get around that, you could always select a different backup format. When setting up your scheduled backup, in the Destination and Format section, you could choose "One file per server (old format)" rather than using the default "One file per server" in the "Backup Format" section.
unCheck “Server’s home directory and web pages ( Include logs directory)”
click ‘One file per server (old format)’
and the error is below.
Backing up mail and FTP user Cron jobs ..
.. none to backup
Copying Apache virtual host configuration ..
.. no Apache virtual host found!
Backup failed! See the progress output above for the reason why.
is there a better way to be moving an entire server, less the home directory?
is there a better way to be moving an entire server, less the home directory?
Nuts, I forgot that this might be an issue, but you need to select “One file per server (old format)” as the backup format when not including home directory data.