Control: retitle -1 installation-reports: /root directory deleted when re-installing
Hi Paul,
Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com> (2013-09-21):
>
> 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....
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.