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From: Kari Suomela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 11:16 AM
Subject: [expert] re-install, saving passwd/shadow files
Tuesday August 22 2000 11:32, Daniel Woods wrote to Expert Linux list:
DW> /etc/group files. Can I copy back the current files after
DW> the install, and place them over the new files ?
DW> It seems that this should be ok as long as the UID/GID values
I do this all the time, and then just run linuxconf on each user to
make sure the ownership on their home directories is correct.
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*ouch*
With a lot of users you could be busy for a *long* time...
-Stephen-
