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On Wednesday 06 August 2008 02:33:39 am jdd sur free wrote:
> Bob Rea a écrit :
> > My primary hard drive is in trouble. I need to put a new one
> > in and then install Suse. How do I go about preserving my
> > settings and other thenings in my home partition. I can't
> > install onto it, Yast won't run. I know I can copy stuff
> > onto my other drive, but I'm not sure how much a need to
> > copy. Files yes, mail yes, and so on. But with mail and
> > other settings, can I just put it back on the new drive
> > after the install  and have it work? How much of the
> > settings do I really need?
>
> I would:
>
> * install the new drive (in the computer) preferably as master on
> interface 1
> * disconnect the old one
> * install opensuse 11
> * reconnect the old drive, bot on the new one
> * copy all what I need
>
> jdd
>
>
> --
> Jean-Daniel Dodin
> Président du CULTe
> www.culte.org

it is not that simple. for example, copying the mail folder alone will lose 
all the account settings and address book. one way i have tried myself was to 
first install  a new system in a new drive, then I mounted the bad drive, 
copied the /home directory to the new drive under a different name,
then I rebooted in text mode, logged in as root, renamed the  /home 
directories or  moved user folders as desired, updated users list in yast2 
and rebooted.
 A WORD OF CAUTION, this works best when the freshly install os is identical 
to the one in the dying drive, even better if the update levels are the same! 
ymmv if you try this with a 10.3 /home in an 11.0 install.
d.
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