My solution is to do # tar zcvf /tmp/home.tgz /home note the UIDs of the users (probably not critical, but helpful), copy home.tgz and various others like etc.tgz root.tgz var_lib.tgz to CD-ROM then install. After a fresh install, I copy the files back to /tmp and untar them. Then create users in the right order. Then the users should be able to copy their own files back as needed. For example, I copied back my netscape settings - no lost email - but reconfigured gimp (mouse had a new name). JDL Eddie Howson wrote:
I have a separate home partition which contains all personal data etc. When I get a new version of SuSE I usually upgrade by formating all other partitions and installing as new. When I setup my user account (versions ealier than 8.0) it assigns the existing home area to the user. If necessary I alter the uid to match (because I don't use the default). Everything works fine.
In SuSE 8.0, with the new and wonderful yast2, it would not allow me to create the user because the home area already existed and was in use by another user, neither would it allow me to change the uid. Eventually, I created a second home area which I promptly deleted and manually edited the passwd and group files.
Just wondered if anyone else had a similar experience, and to my beloved experts what would you do? Is there a better way to handle this?
Thanks in advance.
Eddie