> Hi Todd > > > > Is there an method of upgrade from RedHat 7.2 to FC5 that won't > > require a backup and selective restore after completely overwriting > > the OS that's on it right now? > > > I am afraid not, the differences are too overwhelming. > Backup, install afresh and restore is the only path > Make sure you take a backup of /etc on it's own that you can restore to /tmp. You do not want to restore it over the FC5 /etc, but you may want to fish out data from your /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/samba, /etc/resolve.conf, and other config files. I tried upgrade mode from RH8 to FC4 and it was too much of a change to produce a running system. The copy of /etc really helped get my web server, samba server, and accounts back up in a hurry. Bob Styma
