On 08/06/2014 06:58 PM, Rejy M Cyriac wrote: > On 08/02/2014 07:57 AM, Roger wrote: >> I have Fedora 20 LVM but cannot access it due to grub error which >> defaults to grub rescue. >> Can I reinstall Fedora without touching the /home directory on an LVM >> please >> thanks >> Roger > Yes, it is possible. During install, give the mount point for the > existing home filesystem as '/home', but just remember to keep the > checkbox for formatting that specific filesystem unchecked. > Forgot to mention that this is possible only if the current '/home' exists as a separate filesystem
If not, the only way to save the data would be to boot into rescue mode using the install DVD/USB, copy the data from the /home directory to an external drive, and then reinstall the system, copy back the data. -- Regards, Rejy M Cyriac (rmc) -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
