Control: retitle -1 installation-reports: /root directory deleted when re-installing Hi Paul, Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com> (2013-09-21): > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot: [O] > Detect network card: [O] > Configure network: [O] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [O] > Partition hard drives: [ ] > Install base system: [O] > Clock/timezone setup: [O] > User/password setup: [E] > Install tasks: [O] > Install boot loader: [O] > Overall install: [E] > > Comments/Problems: > > My system experienced a Linux kernel panic while compiling a source > package, after which the system would not re-boot. I re-installed > Debian using Debian's graphical installation tool. I indicated to the > installer that I wanted to leave existing files in place. Following > this, I saw that files in /home and some other directories were left > untouched (as desired), but the /root directory was completely wiped > out and replaced. The /root directory is a user directory too, albeit > for a special (super!) user. When someone indicates that they want to > preserve existing files, I think the /root files should remain intact > if the /root directory already exists on a drive, or at least move it > to /root-old or /root-bak or something like that if the installer must > create a brand new /root. sorry to hear about that. May I suggest you use the rescue mode next time anyway, instead of installing Debian over your installation? It would certainly would have been quicker to remount the correct partition(s) and fix e.g. your kernel and/or grub, than reinstalling and risking bad stuff for the existing file system(s). Mraw, KiBi.
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