How can I migrate users and group database with their home directories?

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For example, To migrate users and group databases to another server with their home directories, please perform the operations as below:

  1. Backup and cp /etc/passwd to /etc/ of new server.

  2. Backup and cp /etc/group to /etc/ of new server.

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