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Location: Transfers/Copy an account from another server

You can copy an account from another server without that account's password. You will need the root password of the server that the account resides on.

NOTICE: You must be able to connect via ssh from this server's ip address for this to work properly.

1. When the page loads, set the following:

Remote Server Info

• Remote server type is - Select the appropriate server type from the drop down menu.

• Remote server address (ip address or FQDN) - Enter the server ip address or Fully Qualified Domain Name in the text box provided.

• Remote SSH port - Enter the SSH port of the remote server in the text box provided. By default, port 22 is entered. Change the port number accordingly.

• Do not compress transfers (cPanel 10.8.3+ required on both ends) - Click on the check box if you want to compress the account(s) you are transferring.
  
  Account Info
   

• Username to copy - Enter the username of the account you want to copy from another server in the text box provided.

• Local Username (leave blank to keep the same) - Enter the username you want the copied account from another server to use on this server in the text box provided. If the username will be the same on both servers, leave the text box blank.

• Give new account an ip address - Click on the check box if you want to assign a new IP address to the account when it's copied over from another server.

• Skip Copying Reseller Privileges - Click on the check box if you want the system to NOT copy the reseller privileges associated with the account from another server.
  
  Authentication
   

• Login as - Select to login as either "Root" or "User (default)."

• Select authentication method - Select either "Password" or "Public Key (default)" as the authentication method.

• ~ Username - Enter the username of the server for authentication.

• ~ Password - Enter the password of the server for authentication.

• Select an installed SSH Key - Select the appropriate installed SSH Key from the drop down menu.

• ~ SSH Key Password (if required) - If required, enter the SSH Key password in the text box provided.

• Choose a root escalation method - You can choose either "su" or "sudo" as the root escalation method.

• Use Ftp to transfer cpmove files - If you want to use FTP as the transfer method, click on the check box.

2. Click on the "Transfer Account" button.