WARNING:DO NOT UPGRADE TO CORE 4
Timothy Murphy
tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie
Sat Jul 16 18:59:42 UTC 2005
Tony Nelson wrote:
>>> Unless the update process has a way of updating all the configuration
>>> files under /home it is better to tar it up and store it
>>> somewhere. You can restore it in an alternate location and
>>> move the files that don't exist after the upgrade then use diff
>>> to determine what needs to changed in with the files that are left.
>>>
>>> That is basically what I do when I upgrade a server.
>>
>>You must have lots of spare time on your hands.
>
> Or maybe he does this to save time. It's only a few extra commands to a
> *nix expert (though I'd need time to figure it out): tar, mkdir, tar, and
> diff. Should be faster than troubleshooting it instead.
Are there actually any config files under /home
which are affected by installing or upgrading?
Which user do they belong to?
--
Timothy Murphy
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