begin quoting Ralph Shumaker as of Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:18:57AM -0700: > Ever since I've upgraded my friend's pc (from rh9 to fc3), the pc has > been experiencing wierd problems. I would like to chuck it all, except > for the stuff I should keep. > > I figure I should keep /home, but what else?
/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow, perhaps? /etc/ssh_config is a favorite as well. > Now, just for the sake of argument, let's say that I'm keeping only > "/home" and "/stuff". Should I first wipe the drive, do the fresh > install, and *then* dump /home and /stuff back in? Or should I dump > them back in *before* doing the fresh install. If they're backed up, it doesn't much matter -- if the fresh install screws 'em up, you just dump 'em back after as well. Personally, I would wait for after, just to avoid doing it twice or having to take extra care. -Stewart "Might want to dump a list of installed packages, too" Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
