[Casper] Users Personal Files

[Kenneth Edgar]

I use Carbon Copy Cloner to make sure you select exactly what you want to
back up using the incremental method.  Back it up to an external drive...
Then move it back over when you are done.



From: Tatian Greenleaf <tgreenleaf at saintmarksschool.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:40:54 -0800
To: Jon Yung <jyung at cmithun.com>
Cc: <Casper at list.jamfsoftware.com>
Subject: Re: [Casper] Users Personal Files

Jon,

I've been using the script that Steve Wood provided (posted Aug 25 to this
listserv); see below.

Tatian

____________________________
Tatian Greenleaf
Associate Director of Technology
Saint Mark's School
(415) 472-8000 x1014


I can tell you the way I do upgrades like that, and it is to backup the user
folder to an external hard drive, perform the upgrade, then push the data
back.  So basically:

1.  Login as an admin, open Terminal and use the following to push the user
folder to the external drive:

     rsync -aEv /Users/<username> /Volumes/ExternalHD

2.  Then use Casper to wipe the drive and lay down the 10.5.8 image and all
apps.

3.  Login to the machine as the user, then logout.

4.  Login to the machine as admin, open Terminal, then do the following:

     cd /Users/<username>
     rm -rf *
     rm -rf .*
     rsync -aEv /Volumes/ExternalHD/<username> ./
     cd ..
     chown -R <username>:staff <username>

5.  Logout and log back in as the user to verify all of their stuff is
there.


You can do the move of the user data via scripts if you want, but I just
like doing it myself to make sure it is done right.



Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integer.com 

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201 
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On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Jon Yung <jyung at cmithun.com> wrote:
> Hello ALL,
> Does anyone have recommended method to migrated user files and preferences
> when upgrading computers? Other then Migration Assistant built into a mac.
> When setting up netboot there is a check box for Clent Data.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jon 
> 
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