HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2009 (Update 4 Release)

storage stack and are not affected by existing limitations, you may want to migrate to
the new mass storage stack.
For more information on the new mass storage stack and to migrate from the legacy
view to the agile view refer to the white paper called, The Next Generation Mass Storage
Stack: HP-UX 11i v3 and the white paper called HP-UX 11i v3 Persistent DSF Migration
Guide at
http://docs.hp.com/
Task 3: Retrieving Information After Cold-installing
After completing the cold-install, you can retrieve the information you had previously
saved onto another system.
Create a New Root Home Directory
Consider creating a root home directory that is not /. Doing this keeps the user root
dot files out of the /directory. Make sure it is on the root volume by calling it something
like /homeroot. Doing this is especially important if you are using Logical Volume
Manager (LVM) and /home is a separate volume.
1. Log in as root.
2. Except on trusted systems, edit /etc/passwd to change the home directory from
root to /homeroot and save it.
3. Create the /homeroot directory:
mkdir /homeroot
4. Move root’s personal files (files beginning with . ) to /homeroot:
mv /.[^.]* /homeroot
5. Exit and log in again as root.
Recover Files
Recover all the customized and personal files that you saved previously by merging
them manually. For example, do not overwrite /etc/passwd with your old version.
Instead, either paste in entries from your old files or merge the old information into the
new files.
Restore /home
If you had a local home directory, you can restore it as follows:
• For instance, if you copied it to /backup/system1/home, enter these commands:
cd /backup/system1/home
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