I don't think the upgrade will mess with files in /root ever, so it should
be as safe as /home/other-user.
If you install-and-wipe-your-disks-accidentally I'd think /home is in the
same kind of danger.
2013/8/13 Stefan Wollny <ste...@wollny.de>
> Hi there,
>
> I usually follow -current installing snapshots as soon as they become
> available.
>
> Being just an ordinary though happy user I know OpenBSD is not for the
> mindless and carefully check and read (and at least try to understand) what
> is written on the wall on openbsd.org/faq/current. The latest entry and
> advice on the ABI break catched my attention:
> The first step is to save the info on the packages installed - but: Is
> saving this info in /root a good idea when doing a fresh install? Wouldn't
> /home/{user}/ be more advisable as /home should be on a seperate partition
> not to be touched when mindfully doing a fresh install as implicitly
> advised in step 3?
>
> Just curious if I understood the advice - I do know how to do it.
>
> I should not finish without a BIG THANKYOU to the devs!
>
> Regards,
> STEFAN
>
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