On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:54:37 +0200, Dan <ganc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, Hi Dan,
> > As I explained in a previous email I had an issue with the ATI driver > [SNIP] > I was going to do the following: > > - Backup home and the files from /etc passwd, group, shadow and gshadow Always back-up your data; good practice. > - Install wheezy (I think it is possible to wipe the partition during > the installation) The new Debian Wheezy installer will allow you to keep your partition scheme and its content. > - Remove the home directory You can choose to keep its content during the installation process. I did it during my laptop re-install'. To avoid to copy data from backup and to save time. I do not have any ref to the doc' and currently no time to search for but take a look at the doc', it can be helpful if you want to keep your /home and the data on it as it is. > - Mount the old home partition using fstab (using also blkid in order > to use the UUID) > - merge the old passwd, group, shadow and gshadow with the new files > found in /etc If you want to keep your users/groups def., it is better to make a small script to extract them out of the old passwd and group files and to re-create them resetting their passwords. > > Thanks, > Daniel Jean-Marc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50e020c992546870bbf8996f8923d910@localhost
