Feature changed by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #306504, revision 13 Title: LiveCD: Migrate LiveCD desktop settings to installed system - Hackweek V: Unconfirmed - Priority - Requester: Important openSUSE-11.2: Rejected by Michael Löffler (michl19) reject date: 2009-08-11 15:34:36 reject reason: too late for 11.2, moved to 11.3 Priority Requester: Important - openSUSE-11.3: Evaluation + openSUSE-11.3: Rejected by Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) + reject date: 2010-11-08 16:33:38 + reject reason: Not done for 11.3 Priority Requester: Important Projectmanager: Important - openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed + openSUSE-11.4: Rejected by Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) + reject date: 2010-11-08 16:34:23 + reject reason: Unclear what to do. Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jakub Rusinek (liviopl) Description: After successful installation, when finishing session, user should be asked to migrate his settings to the installed system. Discussion: #1: Stephen Kellat (skellat) (2009-06-14 20:59:28) Retaining network settings on installation would possibly mimic the behavior of a net-install disc. That is one setting worth transferring. #2: Michael Löffler (michl19) (2009-08-11 15:35:36) Sounds to me like a simplification for the user. #3: Jiri Srain (jsrain) (2010-03-04 12:43:48) (reply to #2) Yes, I wonder how it could be implemented. The point is that at any point of time the live installer is running, user can do whatever and in the end the copied data is inconsistent. Obviously, the best solution would be to grab the /home/username directory at the logout time, however, then the target system is not mounted any more (this can be changed). I'm not sure whether it would work with user name change (linux renamed to real user). #4: Jakub Rusinek (liviopl) (2010-03-04 15:53:47) (reply to #3) On Mandriva, if I remember well, username change doesn't change anything and the files are copied. #5: Jiri Srain (jsrain) (2010-04-30 13:43:23) (reply to #4) I assume that Mandriva's approach is to rename existing user, while YaST does create a new one (the reason is purely technical - this reuses existing code). I think that both approaches have their pros and cons. Do you know how Mandriva ensures that the home directory is consistent? I mean, the files are still changing while copying into the disk. Maybe they just relay on good luck? #6: Jakub Rusinek (liviopl) (2010-04-30 14:06:45) (reply to #5) I guess they think users don't do anything while installation's in progress. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306504