2.9. TRANSFERS

CHAPTER 2. HOW DO I USE WEBHOST MANAGER?

2.9

Transfers

Assuming you are running WebHost Manager version 4.2 or newer on two servers, you can move domains from

one server to another. You can do this one account at a time using this procedure, or you can transfer multiple

domains at once   refer to page 55 for more information. Note:

To transfer one account from a WebHost

Manager server with a username and password, refer to page 54 for more information.

To transfer one account from another server:

1. Click on the Copy an account from another server link in the Transfers menu.

2. Enter the IP address or domain name and server root password in the Server to copy from and Server

root password fields.

3. Enter the username of the account that you want to copy in the Username to copy field.

4. Click on the Give new account an ip address tick box if the account is using an IP address.

5. Click on the required radio button to indicate what type of control panel software the remote server is using.

6. If the SSH is disabled for the root user, you need to enter the user name and password of a user which is

part of the Wheel group (su) in the User with su access and User with su access password field.

7. Click on the

button.

Figure 2.63: Transferring one account from another server

2.9.1

Transferring one account from a WebHost Manager server with a password

You can quickly transfer one account from a WebHost Manager server if you have a username and password.

however, you can also transfer an account without the username and password (refer to page 54 for more infor 

mation).

To transfer one account from a WebHost Manager server with a password:

1. Click on the Copy an account from another server with account password link in the Transfers

menu.

2. Enter the IP address or domain name of the server to copy from in the Server to copy from field.

3. Enter the username and password for the account in the Username to copy and User's password fields.

4. Click on the Give new account an ip address tick box to give the transferred account an IP address, if

required.

5. Click on the

button.

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