Darrick, many thanks for your reply.
regards Mart Darrick Hartman wrote: > Mart, > > Sorry, been busy. > > > If you are using both an existing key disk AND created a new unionfs > partition, you should see a script called 'movekd'. I created the > script, but it has not been tested extensively. It does the following: > > Moves files from a key disk to a unionfs partition based on file system > labels (it uses 'findfs LABEL=ASTURW' and 'findfs LABEL=ASTKD') then > moves the data from the key disk to a directory on the unionfs > partition. It then relabels the old key disk with a different file > system label (OLDKD). > > After that's done, you should reboot immediately, if not sooner ;) > > After rebooting, you should be golden. > > However, if you just have the keydisk now, follow all of the > instructions in the 'genunion' script. It will prompt you as follows > after creating the unionfs file system: > >> echo "Filesystem Created. >> >> On new systems you can optionally use unionfs instead of they key disk. >> >> To create the appropriate file structure, type yes. >> >> If you have an existing key disk and want to migrate your key disk >> settings to this new unionfs partition, execute movekd $DEV after >> this script exits. >> >> To create a new key disk structure on your new unionfs partition, >> type yes followed by the Enter key. Press any other key to exit. >> >> If you are new to Astlinux, you will want to say yes." > > If you have an existing keydisk answer NO then run movekd. > > Darrick > > Martin Rogers wrote: >> Hi >> >> any takers for this question please. >> >> Is this something which no one else has done, or is it just a plain >> stupid thing to ask? >> >> Thanks >> Mart >> >> >> Martin Rogers wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I have a recent Astlinux system which uses a USB stick and genkd. >>> >>> When I want to modify the configuration I can modify the files on the >>> keydisk and everything is OK. >>> >>> However I now need to change the root password. I understand that I need >>> to use genuinon for this, and have a second IDE CF device fitted which I >>> want to use as the genunion/RW partition. >>> >>> If I run genunion, >>> 1. which config files will be stored on the new CF ? >>> 2. will the USB stick files still be required/used. If so which ones. >>> >>> 3. If I wanted to do away with the USB stick and just use genunion by >>> reinstalling the system and not running genkd, where would the .conf >>> files be stored on the CF partition. >>> >>> Thanks >>> regards >>> Mart >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >>> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great >>> prizes >>> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >>> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Astlinux-users mailing list >>> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >>> >>> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL >>> PROTECTED] >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Astlinux-users mailing list >> Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users >> >> Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL >> PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
