How Do I Transfer/Migrate An Account Using cpmove?
You can transfer/migrate an account using cpmove by performing the following steps:
- Connect to the old server via an SSH terminal
- Run this command with cpanelusername being the username that you want to package and move
1/scripts/pkgacct cpanelusername - An FTP or SFTP client can be used to perform the transfer, or you can choose to do it with rsync from SSH via the following command
1rsync -vrplogDtH -e “ssh -p PORT#DESTSERVER” /home/cpmove-CPANELUSERNAME.tar.gz root@TARGETIP:/home/cpmove-CPANELUSERNAME.tar.gz
After transferring, connect the destination server with an SSH terminal then run the following for each one of the accounts you wish to restore on the new server.
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/scripts/restorepkg CPANELUSERNAME |
The filename of the backup must use one of the following formats:
cpmove-{USER}
cpmove-{USER}.tar
cpmove-{USER}.tar.gz
{USER}.tar
{USER}.tar.gz
backup-{BACKUP-DATE_TIME}_{USER}.tar
backup-{BACKUP-DATE_TIME}_{USER}.tar.gz
In order for this feature to work, the backup or cpmove file must reside in one of the following directories:
/home
/usr/home
/web
/home2
/home3
/root
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