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Subject: Re: Upgrade function and root dir
To: ulf@Alameda.net (Ulf Zimmermann)
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 21:19:02 +0000 (GMT)
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> Would it be possible to change the upgrade function, so that is not
> necessary overwrites the dot files in /root ? I always save it, but
> it would be one step less ;-)

Don't modify root's .-files.  Modify the .-files as another user
and su instead.

8-) 8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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