On Wed, 07 Aug 2024 01:38:05 +0200, David Uhden Collado <da...@uhden.dev> wrote: > > > Generally I would expect somebody who is new to OpenBSD to do a scratch > > install on a spare machine to try out the system, but then re-install at > > least once rather than continue using that scratch system as their 'final' > > installation. For nothing else, because generally people fiddle with all > > sorts of settings that have effects beyond what they realise, (including > > security related effects), and it's not always obvious how to twiddle the > > knobs back. Also, some people install without FDE and later want it. A > > re-install is not a bad thing. > > > > (In fact, part of my job is to re-install our servers from scratch for every > > release - we never use the upgrade tools.) > > The issue at hand is the limitation of time. Personally, I have made > irreversible installation errors on operating systems that I currently > use. However, I am unable to afford the time required to reinstall and > reconfigure everything to its present state. I think this situation is > common for many individuals. >
With assumption that you doesn't mean settings in your home, you may recover almost all changes in the system via: echo | doas sysmerge -d > /tmp/sysmerge.diff also, here sysutils/sysclean which allows to track some manually added files. -- wbr, Kirill
