On 02/03/12 2:11 PM, fakessh @ wrote: > is it possible to imagine during an upgrade from centos 5 to 6 to keep > the named directory /etc and /var unchanged if an update as simple as > possible. as there are major version upgrades of almost every component that puts files into those directories, that would be extremely sketchy at best. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast