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    From Alisha Stutz@2:301/113 to All on Sat Apr 23 12:11:52 2022
    Hello together,

    I would like to adjust the path of my MysticBBS from /home/mystic/mysticbbs
    to /mysticbbs is this possible? If yes it is enough to call mystic -cfg and change the path there, what else do I have to consider? Except that I have to make a backup of my MysticBBS first.

    Best regards

    Alisha

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: swissIRC BBS (2:301/113)
  • From Travis Mehrer@1:134/303 to Alisha Stutz on Sat Apr 23 09:14:42 2022
    I would like to adjust the path of my MysticBBS from /home/mystic/mysticbbs to /mysticbbs is this possible? If yes it is
    enough to call mystic -cfg and change the path there, what else do I
    have to consider? Except that I have to make a backup of my MysticBBS first.

    This would likely work fine. What I would probably do myself is make a symbolic link of your bbs to /mysticbbs first. Then change the paths. Then remove the symbolic link and copy the BBS over to /mysticbbs. But your method should work just as well. And as long as you have a backup you should be okay.

    For what its worth, I have done similar but opposite on my BBS. I usually install it to /mystic and then copy it to my larger storage drive and make a symbolic link back to /mystic to keep from putting as much strain on my SSD.

    Travis 'blade' Mehrer

    ... The seminar on time travel will be held two weeks ago

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/03/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: CaNerDUH BBS (1:134/303)
  • From Warp 4@1:116/17 to Alisha Stutz on Sat Apr 23 19:24:46 2022
    On 23 Apr 2022, Alisha Stutz said the following...

    Hello together,

    I would like to adjust the path of my MysticBBS from /home/mystic/mysticbbs to /mysticbbs is this possible? If yes it is
    enough to call mystic -cfg and change the path there, what else do I
    have to consider? Except that I have to make a backup of my MysticBBS first.

    Have you tried soft lining /home/mystic/mysticbbs to /mysticbbs?

    ... "I am" is the shortest sentence in English. Is 'I do' the longest?

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: Omicron Theta | winserver.org | Cordova, TN (1:116/17)
  • From g00r00@1:129/215 to Alisha Stutz on Mon Apr 25 12:16:50 2022
    I would like to adjust the path of my MysticBBS from /home/mystic/mysticbbs to /mysticbbs is this possible? If yes it is
    enough to call mystic -cfg and change the path there, what else do I
    have to consider? Except that I have to make a backup of my MysticBBS first.

    You should be able to copy the files to the new location (do not delete your old yet just in case something comes wrong), then open mystic -cfg and go into System Paths and change those to the new location.

    You will also probably need to change paths in the Themes editor and also in your message bases (the storage path specifically).

    In Unix it can be a little trickier with file permissions as well when you are operating outside of your home directory so keep that in mind.

    ... Computers all wait at the same speed!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/04/03 (Windows/64)
    * Origin: Sector 7 * Mystic WHQ (1:129/215)