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Point old Server to new Server?

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  1. connorlong

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    Hi All,

    I have a new server. I have used WHM to copy all the accounts from the old Server over to new Server. So far so good.
    The problem is, I want to make sure that my clients are accessing the new server and not the old server while I update the new NS on the individual domains. These are co.za domains and will take about 24 hours to resolve.

    Is there a way I can point or update the Old Server in a way that any atempt to access it i.e mail.CLIENTDOMAIN.co.za automatically goes to the New Server. I would want to make sure that new mail been emailed to my clients is going to the mail boxes on the new server and not the old.

    Thank you.
     
    #1 connorlong, Oct 8, 2006
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    set the DNS for all of the domains to the ip of the new server
     
    #2 dalem, Oct 8, 2006
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    Thanks. But do I have to do it for all the individual accounts or is there a way to do all the accounts at once?;)
     
    #3 connorlong, Oct 8, 2006
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    Do the following
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    cd /var/named
perl -pi.bak -e "s/[oldip]/[newip]/g" *.db
    make sure you have a backup of your named files before you proceed.
     
    #4 levelsupport, Oct 8, 2006
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    Hint!

    As i know... you have in WHM "change multiple sites ip address"... i think this will help you ;).

    Also, you can do some firewall redirects until the propagation is complete. Check man iptables.
     
    #5 designeru, Oct 8, 2006
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    that doesnt allow you to change the ip to THAT of a different server ;)
     
    #6 levelsupport, Oct 8, 2006
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