Right, Derrick. Good advice. But, if you do mix up users, or if the distro starts the UID numbering sequence differently (as in RH vs Mandrake, 500 vs 501), you can 'handedit' the /etc/passwd file.
Terry Smith Cape Cod USA On Sat, 2002-11-16 at 13:01, Derek Jennings wrote: > On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 14:47:42 +0000 > John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > >When installing v.9.0 I considered sharing the existing /home directory, > > >which I was told is possible. However, I then realised that I would be > > >likely to cause version conflicts in the various dot file/directories unless > > >I registered as a different user. Then I considered what I would have to do > > >about the existing other users - problems. > > > > > >The other users never log on directly, but need access from their windows > > >machines over samba, partly for filesharing and partly for backup of their > > >work. > > > > > >Possible solution - clean install with new /home, mount old home as /oldhome, > > >copy their data only onto the new setup. > > > > > >a) Will I be able to mount the old home in this way, or will 9.0 insist that > > >I already have a /home? They will not be on the same hdd, if that makes any > > >difference (don't see why it would). > > > > > >b) Any other comments? Anything I need to think more about? > > > > > >Anne > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think there is anything to worry about in regard to a shared > > /home partition. > > You will of course have the same user profile for both OS's, that is all. > > > > I choose not to have one /home partition. I don't think it's possible to > > share the same > > /home directory, persumeably in one or other Mandrake OS. Each OS has > > it's own > > /home directory, and you may set them up hower you desire. Generally > > speaking > > it's not fifficult to copy setup files from one /home directory to > > another, which aids > > the user configuration process. > > > > John > > > > -- > > John Richard Smith > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > There is no need to create new home directiries so long as you take one simple >precaution when you install 9.0 > > Simply add your users in *exactly* the same order as you did when you installed 8.2 > > This will ensure that each user has the same UID number (User Identification Number) >as in the old installation. And the ownerships of all the files in the existing home >directories will be OK. > > Add the users in a different order and crazy things will happen like files in >userA's home will only be readable by userB > > > There is no need to worry about the 'dotfiles' in the homes. KDE will for example >automatically upgrade a kde2.2 ~/kde directory to kde3 format the first time you log >in. You will not lose any config data. > > > derek > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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