Subj : Migrate question
To   : Nightfox
From : RickV
Date : Thu Sep 04 2025 20:38:54

Hello Nightfox!

20 Mar 71 08:29, you wrote to me:

 Ni>   Re: Migrate question
 Ni>   By: RickV to All on Thu Sep 04 2025 10:19 am

 Ri>> After reviewing the wiki on migrating Synchronet, I removed and
 Ri>> did a fresh install on my Linux Mint VM. After the install I set
 Ri>> it up slightly with scfg. I then copied my data, ctrl, node*,
 Ri>> text, mods,and xtrn directories. After that when I ran scfg
 Ri>> again, nothing was updated, everything was the way it was before
 Ri>> I copied the directories. Am I missing something, why is
 Ri>> Synchronet not reading the newer files?

 Ni> What do you mean about setting it up "slightly"?
 Ni> I migrated my Synchronet BBS from Windows to Linux a few years ago
 Ni> (also with Linux Mint), and I actually found it fairly smooth.  I
 Ni> didn't do any pre-setup with SCFG; I simply copied my Synchronet
 Ni> directory tree over to my Linux setup.  I made sure I set the needed
 Ni> environment variables (I set SBBSROOT, SBBSCTRL, and SBBSEXEC), and
 Ni> Synchronet was able to find its configuration & everything. In SCFG, I
 Ni> just had to change the command lines for the doors & such (for
 Ni> instance, not running .bat files & such), changed paths to ensure they
 Ni> were correct, etc.

 Ni> Nightfox

Did you already have a install of SBBS on your Linux? If you did, did you just copy your Windows SBBS directory over to and on top of the Linux setup?

Thanks,
RickV


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