sync database from source alias to the target alias drush sql-sync @prod @dev (copies the production db to dev for testing purposes.)
rsync files from the drupal root of @source to the drupal root of @target alias @target could be the production site on a remote server.
get dropped into mysql command prompt
get a one-time link for the super user account
change the password for the account (1 is the super user, can do this for any user id or user name).
drush dl views (will download the latest stable version of views, still need to enable it.)
drush en views (will enable
<?php
$aliases['mu_dev'] = array(
'root' => '/var/www/mu_dev/drupal-7.12/',
'uri' => 'http://majorursa.net',
);
$aliases['election_dev'] = array(
'root' => '/home/bossy/projects/ucdelection/drupal7/',
'uri' => 'http://ucdelection.denvertech.org',
);
$aliases['election_prod'] = array(
'root' => '/home/bossy/projects/ucdelection/drupal7/',
'uri' => 'http://ucdelection.denvertech.org',
'remote-host' => 'mystagingserver.myisp.com',
'remote-user' => 'root',
);