# Ported index from one machine to another

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ported-index-from-one-machine-to-another/114413>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [September 12, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ported-index-from-one-machine-to-another/114413 "2007-09-12T14:02:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![golak\_Sarangi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3bc359/32.png) [@golak\_Sarangi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/golak_Sarangi)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ported-index-from-one-machine-to-another/114413/1 "2007-09-12T14:02:19Z")

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Hi,  
I built an index on a free bsd machine using ferret and then ported the  
index to another machine. While searching from that copied index the  
searcher generates a file not found error. I have set all the permission  
right and the files do exist in the directories.on creating index from  
local  
machine the searcher finds the index. could any body please tell what  
might  
be the problem. Is it a problem with my environments or the problem lies  
in  
ferret.

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**Author:** ![golak\_Sarangi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3bc359/32.png) [@golak\_Sarangi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/golak_Sarangi)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ported-index-from-one-machine-to-another/114413/2 "2007-09-12T20:07:53Z")

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On Wed, Sep 12, 2007 at 03:55:11PM +0530, golak Sarangi wrote:

> Hi,  
> I built an index on a free bsd machine using ferret and then ported the  
> index to another machine. While searching from that copied index the  
> searcher generates a file not found error. I have set all the permission  
> right and the files do exist in the directories.on creating index from local  
> machine the searcher finds the index. could any body please tell what might  
> be the problem. Is it a problem with my environments or the problem lies in  
> ferret.

are you sure you’re using the same version of ferret everywhere? What  
does the error look like?

Cheers,  
Jens

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