> I use a Linux only machine with two fairly large hard drives. Ubuntu is > installed on one and Kubuntu on the other. On both distros I have > separate partitions for my home folders. I mainly use Ubuntu. A couple > of months ago the network/internet capability disappeared from Kubuntu > and I was unable to fix it. Recently I decided that I would upgrade > Kubuntu to 8.04 even though my experience on my laptop with Ubuntu has > not been 100% successful. My thinking was that I would at least solve > the network/internet problem. So I reinstalled Kubuntu 7.10 and > upgraded via Adept. It seems to have gone pretty well except that I was > obviously not paying enough attention during the partitioning dialogue. > I have not lost the data on the separate partition but what used to be > my home folder is now only seen as a separate drive. > > Is there any way I can change the situation so that it is recognised as > the normal Home folder? > > Cheers, > > Keith. > You should be able to amend /etc/fstab so a dedicated disk and/or partition can be mounted as /home.
Take a look at: http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2006/01/29/move-home-to-its-own-partition/ Stuart -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
