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Subject:    Re: [Ltsp-discuss] In place upgrade to 18.04 LTS
From:       Dashamir Hoxha <dashohoxha () gmail ! com>
Date:       2019-08-01 17:17:07
Message-ID: CAMucfLywStR_rD5W9LE_WTDLwBnryR03fGh8NGxSkgA6NXdRHA () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:02 PM Dashamir Hoxha <dashohoxha@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 4:02 PM Joseph Bishay <joseph.bishay@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I face this same issue several times with the school and I'm wondering if
>> there is some guide or advice on how to do the 'backup-reinstall-restore'
>> part, specifically for the user's accounts and files.  I have tried
>> different ways before and run into problems with their browser profiles and
>> file ownership / permissions all changing.  It has in the past resulted in
>> a mess and I then need to go in and manually update all the accounts which
>> becomes very taxing!
>>
>
> Backup/restore is a common sysadmin task and it can mean different things
> in different systems. It usually includes system data and/or configuration.
> Experienced sysadmins usually automate these things with scripts because
> manual operation is tedious and error-prone. If you look around you may
> find some scripts used by others and customize them for your needs.
>
> For user accounts I may suggest this script:
> https://gitlab.com/Virtual-LTSP/VirtualBox/blob/bionic/scripts/users.sh
>

This script is almost the same, but without the part that checks for
vagrant and guest accounts:
https://gitlab.com/docker-scripts/desktop/blob/master/scripts/users.sh


> But I am not sure that it does the right job for you, and it was not meant
> for upgrading (from one LTS version to another).
>
> Dashamir
>
>
>>
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you
>> Joseph
>>
>

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<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" \
class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:02 PM Dashamir Hoxha &lt;<a \
href="mailto:dashohoxha@gmail.com">dashohoxha@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div \
dir="ltr">On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 4:02 PM Joseph Bishay &lt;<a \
href="mailto:joseph.bishay@gmail.com" target="_blank">joseph.bishay@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello \
everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>I face this same issue several times with the \
school and I&#39;m wondering if there is some guide or advice on how to do the \
&#39;backup-reinstall-restore&#39; part, specifically for the user&#39;s accounts and \
files.   I have tried different ways before and run into problems with their browser \
profiles and file ownership / permissions all changing.   It has in the past resulted \
in a mess and I then need to go in and manually update all the accounts which becomes \
very taxing!<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Backup/restore is a \
common sysadmin task and it can mean different things in different systems. It \
usually includes system data and/or configuration. Experienced sysadmins usually \
automate these things with scripts because manual operation is tedious and \
error-prone. If you look around you may find some scripts used by others and \
customize them for your needs.</div><div><br></div><div>For user accounts I may \
suggest this script:  <a \
href="https://gitlab.com/Virtual-LTSP/VirtualBox/blob/bionic/scripts/users.sh" \
target="_blank">https://gitlab.com/Virtual-LTSP/VirtualBox/blob/bionic/scripts/users.sh</a></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This \
script is almost the same, but without the part that checks for vagrant and guest \
accounts:</div><div><a \
href="https://gitlab.com/docker-scripts/desktop/blob/master/scripts/users.sh">https:// \
gitlab.com/docker-scripts/desktop/blob/master/scripts/users.sh</a><br></div><div>  \
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px \
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div>But I am not sure that it does the right job for you, and it \
was not meant for upgrading (from one LTS version to \
another).</div><div><br></div><div>Dashamir  </div><div>  </div><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div></div><div><br></div><div>Any \
advice would be appreciated.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank \
you</div><div>Joseph</div></div> </blockquote></div></div>
</blockquote></div></div>





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