Re: Changing Linux Distros
From: Michael Heiming (michael+USENET_at_www.heiming.de)
Date: 07/17/05
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 15:33:21 +0200
In comp.os.linux.misc Dave Stratford <daves@orpheusmail.co.uk>:
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> Is it possible to just change distros like this without losing any user
> data? Does anybody have any specific advice before I start the work?
Just restore from backup the relevant parts of:
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/group
# Restore users homedir + mailbox from backup:
/home/<username>
/var/spool/mail/<username>
And you should be set, presuming default setup.
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