Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
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I have two older machines that have FC1 that I want to update FC4.
One has a number of users, and I would want to backup the users,
passwords, and home directories, then clean install of the machine,
and then reset the users, passwords, and home directories. Did a
Google search, but got way to many hits, and after 10 pages didn't
find anything close. I had tried to upgrade from FC1 to FC4 with the
CDs, but it failed, so I restored the image back to the FC1.
I would backup the home directories, /etc/passwd, /etc/shadows and other
config files, like for printer etc. Then I do a clean install and
merge/replace the new config files with the old one. If you are using
other authentication such as LDAP or NIS, you should save appropriate
config files and restore them after a clean install.
The other system is easier, in that it only has a few IDs, but it has 9
ethernet ports. Eth0 connects to the campus backbone, and the
other 8 are designed to provide separate private networks to various
labs with dhcp and iptables. Note sure if I can just copy the setup, or
have to redo it from scratch. One 3 Com card, and 2 - 4port adaptec
boards.
I would just do the same here. Save all approriate config files etc and
do a clean install and restore. You might consult the man page before
you do restore of config files.
-- Jon
I'm sure there is a HOWTO on this, but I did find the correct search
words to find it. Have a month before the next semester starts.
Thanks.
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