Jorgen Lundman <lundman <at> lundman.net> writes: > .. > Senior unix admin, but relatively fresh Linux admin. I run a fc8 box ... > ... > Then I ran preupgrade, I went straight for fc14. > ... I think you should know more about the OS you are dealing with. Fedora is a fast moving development distro, with frequent releases ... That would tell you your planned behaviour is "risque". And so you would not escape the wrath of Gods ! > In the end it said something about fc8 can not be upgraded. I still do not > really know why, but google suggests I can not skip versions, I need to go > to 9 first. preupgraded only lists 10 to 14. I try 10 anyway. > ... > Upon reboot it has no settings for network, ssh etc. So I go through the GUI > to set network ... > ... > Huh, I actually have to start a shell to run /sbin/services sshd start. > Minus one there. > ... I think you are joking ... Every sysadmin is expected to know that first (the GUI is an extra pleasure, if any according to some). > ... > How strange. there is a cryptic message about iptables? I don't have > services so I can not check using the GUI, so again I am forced to use shell > to disable it. I think you are joking ... > Finally I can login. minus one again. > > Only to find everything has been wiped. Boo. > > It was a major hassle for me, I feel sorry for fresh people trying fc14 for > the first time. > ... > I feel there is room to make some improvements. > ... Yes, Sir. I think you are not real ... JB -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
