Lee, As it says it is an upgrade and not an install. It will upgrade the software but not mess with your settings (in real life this is not always the case though). Your /home should be left intact. You can also install and leave the /home intact, if you create the users in the same order you will keep your info also (keeping the same uid and gid). Backup to be sure but I always install and keep my home. Been doing it religiously with the 9.1 betas and rc's.
Tony. -----Original Message----- From: Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 5:16 AM To: Newbie Subject: [newbie] ML9.1rc3 Install Okay, I'm not the brightest lightbulb in the pack, but I thought I knew the difference between an install and an upgrade. I attempted to upgrade 8.2 to 9.1rc3 (I know, everyone said don't do it) but that's just me. Then I booted and stalled on kernel panic. Since I had no idea what to do next I rebooted on the CD and chose install, thinking I could look forward to a couple of months of rebuilding all of my 'stuff'. When I rebooted, everything I had done over the past 2 years was there, but better. I am totally amazed. Question is, "What did I do right"? Why was I not stuck putting mail addresses and everything else back together again? Lee -- Registered Linux user #223705 Give me ambiguity or give me something else. -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes or the postmaster <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com <http://www.bcpsoftware.com/>
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