For the sake of anyone else who is wondering how to accomplish all this, I'm replying to myself with the answers.
Shrdlu wrote: > The restore function for cpanel (which happily restored all the files in > a subdirectory, rather than in their component places, and what good is > that supposed to do?) > > Mailing list (do I have to recreate/create this?) > > Is there some magic function in cpanel that would just let me move > things from here to there, and I've missed it? It turns out that there is indeed a magic function, and that function has to be run by root. The best (most straightforward) answer was here (surprise, surprise): http://forums.cpanel.net/f49/how-restore-full-backup-when-its-already-server-104165.html > To restore a full backup file, simply move the file (usually named as > username.tar.gz or cpmove-username.tar.gz) to /home directory (or > /usr/home, /web, /home2, /home3, /root, /usr directory if applicable). > Then login to cPanel WHM (WebHost Manager), and click on Restore a Full > Backup/cpmove file link under the Backup section. Enter the user name > for the account to restore in the text field after \u201cEnter the > username for the account you wish to restore\u201d. Finally click on > Restore button and wait for the restoration process to complete. > > Alternatively, administrator can also login to the server via SSH as > root, and then run the following command in shell: > > /scripts/restorepkg username > > There is no need to create the account prior to restore as the account > will be automatically created if it does not exist. All the user files > and folders including databases will be restored to the correct > locations. There is not need to untar or extract the backup file. I'm relieved to see that it's simple. Now all I have to do is hold my breath, shut my eyes, spin around three times, and Voila! It'll all be over. -- All men whilst they are awake are in one common world: but each of them, when he is asleep, is in a world of his own. Plutarch _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
