Re: Adding users /home

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Mark Annandale (<mark_annandale@lineone.net>) wrote:

> I have installed debian (via a Knoppix CD), and overwritten a previous
> Linux distro. My /home folder exists from the previous distro and I
> have added myself as a user. However I cannot seem to be able to
> access all my old data on /home.
> 
> Has anyone experienced this, and if so, did you find a solution.

What does "canot seem to be able to access" mean exactly? If you have
file permission problems, check if your numeric user ID is different
rom the previous install. Some linux Distributions use user IDs
starting from 1000, Debian starts from 500. If this is the case, you
can use the chown command to change the ownership of your files to your
new user ID.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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