server move update

[Auke Kok]

Hi all,

I am currently working out the details of the move. Here's the 
preliminary schedule:

now-next friday evening:
    make copies and prepare all services etc etc

friday evening:
    unplug ALL SERVICES. website might be up etc etc but mysql db's, CVS 
etc will be unreachable/offline/read only

saturday:
    copy and move all related scripts, cronjobs, user accounts to the 
new server. content, sql dbs, etc will all be moved at this time. I will 
also run a last-time 100% rsync backup as well as individual backups of 
the important content (cvs trees etc)

sunday:
    setup and test all major components (most notably E-MAIL, DNS, WWW, 
CVS).

later:
    fix && make everything else work!

warning: this schedule is preliminary. I do now know if I'll be able to 
make any of these 'deadlines' at all. Most likely HTTP and SMTP services 
will be started on time as well as DNS. Most likely CVS access might 
take a little longer as I'll want to make sure the new user accounts 
don't mess up stuff. I also need to re-setup the firewall etc etc...

it could very well be that CVS access is not restored next weekend. Make 
sure you can work offline for a week in case I do not make the timeline. 
My goals are mainly DNS, SMTP and HTTP... al other services will be 
considered not important until those 3 are up and running (also because 
all people running lunar will not be able to do pretty much anything 
like updating etc...).

REQUEST:

    can everyone with an account on xfce.org/lunar-linux.org BACKUP 
THEIR OWN:
       -e-mail
       -homedir (except xfceweb)
       -cronjobs

    anyone who is NOT able to do so next week can ask me. if you DONT 
get a message from you then I assume YOU DON'T NEED HELP. Make sure you 
don't lose anything... I have full backups but I'm not gonna restore 
anyones data when I'm busy with more important stuff.


hope it all goes just fine...

sofar

PS this is the time to remind me of stuff I need to write down && ask 
questions (not next week). ;^)