Migration from Tiger Client

I have a computer currently running OS X 10.4 (Client) that has been in use as our organization's file server. We recently purchased a copy of 10.5 Server, and I'm trying to figure out the best strategy to make the transition. Can anyone point me to any resources related to this?
For example, can I migrate all of the users and their passwords over? I think all of these users were just meant to be for AFP sharing on the current setup, but eventually I'd like to set up network home directories for them, give them permission to edit calendars, put their information into the database used by the Directory application, etc.
Thanks for any help you can provide to help me figure this out,
Greg

Honestly, I'd consider erasing the HD and stating from scratch. You want your server to be reliable. Upgrading 10.4 client to 10.5 Server is probably just going to make your task harder - OS X server offers enough of a learning curve as it is. Any time you ask for help and mention that you upgrade from 10.4 client to 10.5 server you're just going to scare off folks who might otherwise offer advice on setting up 10.5 server. You'd most likely end up messing around with shares and permissions even if you do an upgrade. You'll also probably same time now and later by just erasing and starting over now.
You can still look into
http://macinmind.com/?pid=2&progid=1&subpid=1
for transferring users.
hth
Jeff

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I originally posted this just after New Years. I'm hoping now that more people are back from vacation that I can get an answer. Please help!
We recently upgraded our X Server to Leopard. We can't seem to determine how to transfer files securely over AFP from a Tiger client machine to the X Server. Has anyone figured out how to do this?

I suggest posting to the Server Products forums.

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A friend just bought a new MacBook (with Leopard). She wants to do a disk migration from her G5 iMac (running Tiger). Any issues I should know about when doing this? Or should I upgrade the iMac to Leopard before doing the disk migration?
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If you are migrating a PowerPC system (G3, G4, or G5) to an Intel-Mac be careful what you migrate. Keep in mind that some items that may get transferred will not work on Intel machines and may end up causing your computer's operating system to malfunction.
Rosetta supports "software that runs on the PowerPC G3 or G4 processor that are built for Mac OS X". This excludes the items that are not universal binaries or simply will not work in Rosetta:
Classic Environment, and subsequently any Mac OS 9 or earlier applications
Screensavers written for the PowerPC
System Preference add-ons
All Unsanity Haxies
Browser and other plug-ins
Contextual Menu Items
Applications which specifically require the PowerPC G5
Kernel extensions
Java applications with JNI (PowerPC) libraries
See also What Can Be Translated by Rosetta.
In addition to the above you could also have problems with migrated cache files and/or cache files containing code that is incompatible.
If you migrate a user folder that contains any of these items, you may find that your Intel-Mac is malfunctioning. It would be wise to take care when migrating your systems from a PowerPC platform to an Intel-Mac platform to assure that you do not migrate these incompatible items.
If you have problems with applications not working, then completely uninstall said application and reinstall it from scratch. Take great care with Java applications and Java-based Peer-to-Peer applications. Many Java apps will not work on Intel-Macs as they are currently compiled. As of this time Limewire, Cabos, and Acquisition are available as universal binaries. Do not install browser plug-ins such as Flash or Shockwave from downloaded installers unless they are universal binaries. The version of OS X installed on your Intel-Mac comes with special compatible versions of Flash and Shockwave plug-ins for use with your browser.
The same problem will exist for any hardware drivers such as mouse software unless the drivers have been compiled as universal binaries. For third-party mice the current choices are USB Overdrive or SteerMouse. Contact the developer or manufacturer of your third-party mouse software to find out when a universal binary version will be available.
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2. Connect a Firewire cable between your old Mac and your new Intel Mac.
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In your /Home/ folder: Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites folders.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Calendars (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
Credit goes to Macjack for this information.
If you need to transfer data for other applications please ask the vendor or ask in the Discussions where specific applications store their data.
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Written by Kappy with additional contributions from a brody.
Revised 3/12/2008

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Has anyone else had this problem....
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I am trying to use the migration assistant from my old MacBook Pro with OS 10.4 (Tiger) to my new MacBook Pro with OS 10.7 (Lion). It says that I need to update my old MB's migration assistant software. Can I just connect the 2 MacBooks using firewire? Would that solve the problem?

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I'm trying to transfer some applications and files from my old mac with Tiger to my new one with Snow Leopard.
I start up migration assistant, follow the steps, both machines say preparing information, then the old mac asks for the code again and loses the new computer and the new computer just keeps on 'preparing information'.
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I would like to SELECTIVELY move as some setting and data, such as network settings, Mail.app settings, rules, signatures and all emails, iPhoto with it's data, iTunes with settings and all music, iCal, Address book, Adium, Skype, Thunderbird, and some others. I expect as much control as possible, without pitfalls like resetting playcount to 0 on all my music in itunes.
I would not like to loose ANY settings cookies etc related to Safari, since there are sites where I am registered and I do not even know login anymore. It will be probably somehow connected to keychain too, right?
Is something like that even closely possible? Where would one go to find out, which things are used by which app?

Jirka Cech wrote:
Wouldn't it be nice if one can select a checkboxes to copy lets say Keychains and certificates, Mail.app data, rules and setting, iPhoto library, iTunes library, iCal and address book, but not some unorganized apps, trials, downloaded data, temp files and other undesirable binary junk?
How would a programmer at Apple know what any user considers undesirable junk? Maybe half the Mac users I know use some other app instead of (for instance) Mail.app or iCal, so they would want those apps & their associated data & preference files to be included in the checkbox(es). Personally, I use iPhoto very little, preferring to store most image in ~/Pictures/ in my own organizational scheme, so I would want some checkbox options for fine control of what from my home folder gets migrated. The same is true for ~/Music/ -- only some audio files are in the iTunes library; others are intentionally not there to keep from cluttering that app with non-entertainment audio files. Many of the users I know do something similar.
IOW, the number of checkboxes would have to be very extensive to be of much use for fine control of what gets migrated, & even then I'm guessing many users would not see what they wanted.

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I'm running two Mac Mini OS X Servers. One running Tiger and one running Leopard.
All my virtual hosting is done on the Tiger server.
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Done it the hard way.
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I have two users. one with a mac pro running tiger 10.4.11 and one using snow leopard 10.6.4
one user was fired
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cstatham wrote:
now when he tries to run the already installed apps, they return the error that the software hasnt been registered
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
Apparently the registration information for that software was held within the user account of the prior user. If the prior user's account files are still there, you could try to move those settings from the old user's account to the new one. They're probably in "olduser"/Library/Preferences. Since the older user's files probably can't be viewed by the new user, you may need to log in as the old user and copy the needed files to the "Shared" user folder, then move them into the new user's area.
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