Failed to import media; failed to create new user

  • I’ve moved my site from Amazon Lightsail-Bitnmai-Apache-Wordpress instance to Dreamhost. I used WordPress Importer to migrate the posts and pages successfully via the XML protocol. However, my media library failed to import successfully. I tried importing the XML for the media library separately using WordPress Importer and it failed in the same manner. Below is the error message generated by WordPress Importer:

    Import WordPress
    Failed to create new user for notorious smd. Their posts will be attributed to the current user.
    Failed to create new user for Stephanie. Their posts will be attributed to the current user.
    Failed to create new user for Frank Conte. Their posts will be attributed to the current user.
    Failed to import Media “demo-image – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “tile – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-1 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-2 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-3 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-4 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-5 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-6 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-7 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-8 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-9 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-10 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-11 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-12 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-13 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “seedprod.com-14 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “stephanie5 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “screenshot-2016-09-08-08-00-35 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “screenshot-2016-09-08-07-57-41 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “linux-essentials-certificate – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “screenshot-2016-10-31-00-22-06 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “animal-1869337_1280 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “2017-05-29 13.47.23 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “cropped-AcornStreet_1.jpg – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “cropped-AcornStreet_1-1.jpg – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “cropped-Stephanie5.jpg – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “Screenshot 2017-06-07 16.03.01 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “cropped-cropped-Stephanie5 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “bees-2254088_640 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “queenbeemoneyshot – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “queen – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “bee-2373914_640 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “rugby-673462_640 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “dependencies320 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “cropped-cropped-cropped-Stephanie5.jpg – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “cropped-cropped-cropped-Stephanie5-1.jpg – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “GitHub-Mark-120px-plus – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “GitHub-Mark-120px-plus – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “blogpost – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “productionready – Continuous Deployment”
    Custom CSS “layerswp – Continuous Deployment” already exists.
    Failed to import Media “brainstorming-2503124_640 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “mindmap-2123973_640 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “brainstorming-2503124_640 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “SteffieDavisProfilePhotographWordPress175x175 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “SteffieDavisProfilePhotographWordPress220x220 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “ants-1169349_640 – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “apple-hackR – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “skeleton-hack – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “warning-cyberAtak – Continuous Deployment”
    Failed to import Media “cloud-2570383_640”
    Failed to import Media “Screenshot 2018-09-14 06.08.28”
    Failed to import Media “sysctl”
    Failed to import Media “bitnami_correction”
    Failed to import Media “kernel_error_jupyter”
    Failed to import Media “Problem Solved”

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  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    I’d throw it all out and start over. The XML importer is, well, lacking.

    Download all your files from the AWS instance, then upload them to Dreamhost (except wp-config.php — keep the one already at Dreamhost). Export your database from AWS; import it into your database at Dreamhost.

    If you have not changed the domain, that’s all it takes.

    Thread Starter stephaniemdavis

    (@stephaniemdavis)

    Belated thank you!!! I’m using Updraft Plus to backup to Amazon S3; am I not able to restore the Lightsail S3 backups to the Dreamhost site (database and wordpress files?)

    Thanks again; and will keep in mind about the wp-config.php file at Dreamhost. In fact, I will make a backup copy for safekeeping.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Updraft should have dumped your database into a .sql file that you can import into Dreamhost.

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