Reinstall from Scratch - Restore client data?

[lschafroth]

(02-16-2009 11:58 PM)BeNe Wrote:  You need:

/etc/
/var/www/
/var/mail/
/var/lib/mysql

Missed i something ?

Greez BeNe

I may need hand holding. I simply copy everything in the /etc folder? What about the mysql datbase and it's data? Shouldn't I be exporting somehow instead of copying? If I upgrade to a new system, then copy everything back arent I copying over the config files and getting back to the problems I had before?

I'm new to Linux so forgive me if these questions are strange.

Lannie

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I will most likely be doing a comlplete reinstall of my server. I'm a newbie and I have done a lot of hacking and trial and error during the entire process up through the upgrade to RC7.

I've added maia and fuzzy ocr and after the ocr install and a apt-get upgrade my email stopped working. I've changed so many settings I'm not sure I can ever get it solid again. Plus I have to reboot the server weekly to keep it running and I dont think that is the true nature of linux.

I would like to install Debian Lenny on my box.
Install ispCP 1.0.0 and all required applications.
Restore client email with current usernames and passwords.
Restore client websites, including mysql databases with current usernames and passwords.

Since RC7 switched to encrypted passwords, I can no longer see what the customer uses so how would I accomplish the tasks above? I know..loaded question.

If I install Lenny, do I manually install postfix and all the other newer applications or let ispCP install them for me then upgrade them all via apt-get upgrade?

Lannie