Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 22:53:32 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Luciano Mannucci <luciano@vespaperitivo.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing architecture Message-ID: <20160224225332.8d2f311f.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <3q8hR90wFKzRRqW@baobab.bilink.it> References: <3q8cLq5D8hzRRqS@baobab.bilink.it> <CAMy0BGSupQZ8VPt=V%2BK4XmFfhj8Hc5Z61=WVRqtiw5no20QGBQ@mail.gmail.com> <3q8hR90wFKzRRqW@baobab.bilink.it>
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On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:43:11 +0100, Luciano Mannucci wrote: > On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:57:10 +0200 > Rares Aioanei <bsdlisten@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Basically, if I understand your question correctly, you want /home/$user > > and the contents of /etc (most of it) backed up then used on the new > > machine(s). > Yep. :) > /home is moreless 1TB, so I'd *love* not to make a backup+restore... Basically, an OS update or platform change does not touch any files _not_ belonging to the OS. But it's helpful to make data inaccessible that should not be altered: # umount /home And make sure you do not mess with the partitioning and the device associated to the /home directory. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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