The problem are the configuration files created for each user and the master
profile...
You could tar off each of the directories, omitting the hidden files, into a
temporary directory... I.E. /home/temp
Then BEFORE installing 7.2 delete the contents of all the other home
directories and subdirectories...
Tell the installer to omit formatting the /home partition (it IS on another
partition right????)
After the 7.2 installation let each user log in, so that all the new
configurations are created, the finally restore from the TAR files, skipping
existing files...
-JMS
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vic
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 10:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [newbie] Mandrake is losing it
Uh oh, since it is that, I have 7.0-2
How can I keep from losing my /home/users
directories? I don't have enuf
disks to put it all on.
I have to keep my /home/users
directory I cannot reformat or
erase it in any way.
On Fri, 01 Dec 2000, Jose M. Sanchez wrote:
> Did you upgrade from 7.x to 7.2 (which is a BAD idea)?
>
> Did you attempt to retain old 7.x home directories, which can be
> problematic?
