> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of David A. Woyciesjes > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:33 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Prepping for system wipe & reload > > Ross S. W. Walker wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: centos-bounces at centos.org > >> > >> Here's the checklist I have so far: > >> 1 - /home partition - separate drive > >> 2 - Files copied to the second drive: > >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf > >> rpm for RPM forge > >> /etc/yum - entire folder > >> /etc/yum/repos.d - entire folder > >> /etc/yum.conf > >> /etc/yumex.conf > >> /etc/yumex.profiles.conf > >> 3 - Files installed via Yum(ex) - Hmmm, need to figure this > >> one out. Any > >> pointers? > > > > Sounds like the rpm --setugids didn't work? > > May have, but something is still funky with the user profiles. You can fix home directories with this shell command: getent passwd | awk -F: '{system("if [ -d /home/"$1" ]; then chown -R "$3":"$4" /home/"$1"; fi")}' These ticks are the straight or forward ticks beside the <Enter> key. This will set all user home directory ownership back to their own. Re-installing will not fix these perms anyways! > > Did you have any /usr/local applications installed? > > Nope. Just stuff via yumex. > > > You can use rpm --verify along with it's options to find > config files > > that have been modified from their defaults and copy those over. > > That I'm not too terribly worried about. > > > The next install should set all the /etc/X11 stuff for you, > no need to > > copy it. > > Well I have a nVidia Quadro2 Pro AGP, and a Matrox > MilleniumII PCI for > my dual head setup. It took a little fiddling to get the resolution > settings I wanted, so this will save time. :) > > > You only really need the rpmforge repo def in > /etc/yum.repos.d unless > > you have a lot of excludes defined in yum.conf. > > Okay. Thanks. > > Overall, with all things considered, a wipe is probably > the best course > of action. Good thing I had /home on a separate > partition(well, drive). > -- > --- David Woyciesjes > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.