Re: FAT32 as mount for /home?

[Michael Graham <oobermick@yahoo.co.uk>]

Olle wrote:
> BTW, I don't really see how backing up the home directory would be
> enough, at least for me. I tend to make lots of changes system wide so
> that I get the same settings for root as my ordinary user account, and
> half the time it is just easier to make the changes in the existing
> system wide files instead of creating new files for my user account.
> Does anyone else do the same, or is it just me? I have pretty much
> given up on keeping track of all the settings I make, and simply
> backup the whole root partition. I mean, what is a couple of gigs
> these days. :)

The problem with that appoach is that if you have to use a system where
you are not the sysadmin then you can't just copy the the user
configuration to the new machine.

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OoberMick