DOH! I blame it all on the fact I've been very ill the last week and am trying to get caught up while still having major migraines.
I >MEANT< to send this only to you, and for my reply (at the top!) to be >MUCH< more tongue in cheek... it's something that I figured you would have thought of, but were having, as a friend of mine would say, "A senior moment" at that point. Instead, it comes off chiding, and I idiotly sent it to the list. I've gotten a lot of good advice from you on this list; this is just the first time I've seen you have one of those days! :) Sorry! Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: Ward William E DLDN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:08 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: running 7.2 and 7.3 side by side > > > I'm surprised at you! I've seen your normally insightful > comments, and am surprised that you didn't think of this > yourself. > > drive mount7.2 RHVersion mount7.4 > hda0 / 7.2 /7.2 > hda1 /home * /home > hda2 /var * /var > hda3 /7.4 * / > > Plus standard /boot swap, etc. > > Instead of COPYING /etc/passwd and /etc/groups, etc (pun > intended) ln -s /7.2/etc/passwd /etc/passwd , etc. while > booted into 7.4. /etc/shadow may need something extra, > though, I'll admit. > > Benefits: > > One, single /var so ALL logs still show up; and nicely, > during boot, it TELLS you what kernel you're booting to, > so you can decipher. > > Change the password in 7.2, it changes in 7.4 > > Change a config file in 7.4, it changes in 7.2 (assuming > that the configs are compatible; if not, you need to > go ahead keep separate copies, yadda yadda. > > Hope that helps! > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rpjday [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:54 AM > > To: redhat mailing list > > Subject: running 7.2 and 7.3 side by side > > > > > > > > i'd like to set up my laptop dual boot to run 7.2 (my current > > setup, which is nice and stable), and 7.3, sort of in "test drive" > > mode, with the option of always falling back to 7.2 if need be, > > and wanted to list the minimum amount of work i have to do to > > share directories/filesystems between the two so switching is > > as painless as possible. > > > > for example, whenever i went to a new release, i would completely > > reinstall over top of the old one, but leave the /home filesystem > > to preserve user's files. i would also preserve the config files > > /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group, since they're pretty > > essential to support that user population. > > > > i'd also back up and restore /var/spool/mail, so users > > wouldn't lose any of their mail, but it occurs to me that i > > could just as easily make /var/spool/mail another separate > > filesystem and preserve it across the install as well. > > > > so i'm just looking for the cleanest and easiest way to set > > up RH to allow one to move to 7.3, but bail if need be and regress > > to 7.2 with a minimum of muss and fuss. so far, my list is > > > > * separate /home filesystem > > * the unavoidable need to copy /etc/{passwd,shadow,group} when > > switching > > * copy/preserve /var/spool/mail to keep mailboxes > > > > i don't want to preserve any of the other config files since the > > whole point is to really test a new install/config of 7.3, as in > > to start from scratch there. > > > > and what about /var? well, you wouldn't want to preserve *all* > > of /var since that would carry over, for example, inappropriate > > log files under /var/log. but would it be inconsistent to > > preserve /var/ftp and /var/www if you've taken the time to set > > up an ftp or web server? how much under those directories is > > version-dependent? that is, not related to pure data to be > > shared? > > > > anyway, i'm sure you get the idea. what's the most convenient > > setup and checklist to allow switching both up and back if > > need be? > > > > rday > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
