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=== Put config files in place === | === Put config files in place === | ||
The principle is simple: take all the config files from {{C|/root/repo/etc}} and put them where they belong in {{C|/etc}}. However, since a new server might mean much newer software, it's possible that some config files aren't compatible anymore, or that some new sensible defaults might be overwritten by the old config. Sadly figuring out these incompatibilities is a manual process: compare the new default config with the old default config and | The principle is simple: take all the config files from {{C|/root/repo/etc}} and put them where they belong in {{C|/etc}}. However, since a new server might mean much newer software, it's possible that some config files aren't compatible anymore, or that some new sensible defaults might be overwritten by the old config. Sadly, figuring out these incompatibilities is a manual process: compare the new default config with the old default config, and/or with our own config saved in the repo, to figure out what our new config files should look like. | ||
There's a number of things important to remember | There's a number of things important to remember: | ||
* Don't forget to revert the redactions of sensitive information. Search files for {{C|[REDACTED]}}. | * Don't forget to revert the redactions of sensitive information. Search files for {{C|[REDACTED]}}. | ||
* After copying in the new {{C|/etc/aliases}} file, run {{C|newaliases}} for the changes to take effect. | * After copying in the new {{C|/etc/aliases}} file, run {{C|newaliases}} for the changes to take effect. | ||
* After copying something into {{C|/etc/apache2/conf-available}}, don't forget to enable it via {{C|a2enconf}}. | * After copying something into {{C|/etc/apache2/conf-available}}, don't forget to enable it via {{C|a2enconf}}. | ||
* After populating {{C|/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks}}, remember to {{C|chmod +x}} | * After populating {{C|/etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks}}, remember to {{C|chmod +x}} the scripts. | ||
* Likewise, don't forget {{C|chmod +x}} for <code>/etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}</code> and {{C|/etc/boot.d}}. | * Likewise, don't forget {{C|chmod +x}} for <code>/etc/cron.{hourly,daily,weekly,monthly}</code> and {{C|/etc/boot.d}}. | ||