Re-installing with files/folders in partitions.

[Rodd Clarkson]

> > I want to be able to do a fresh reinstall of FC, but don't want to have
> > to copy my home folder back from a file server after the reinstall.  I'm
> > hoping that if I use an existing partition, but don't format before
> > install that the installer will be smart enough to leave the /home
> > directory intact.
> > 
> > Is this possible?
> > 
> 
> Yes, this is what I'm doing that right now.
> 
> LABEL=FC3T2          /                       
> LABEL=HOME           /home                   
> 
> 
> When I update (or install a new distribution in parallel), I set /home
> to the appropriate partitions, and add necessary users.
> 
> But remember, the you have to tell the installer not to format any
> partition you want to reuse. 

I should have been clearer.

I have:
	/dev/hda3	/
	/dev/hda2	/boot

hda3 (/) includes /home as part of it.

I'm wanting to delete all the folders except /home from / and then
trying to reinstall.

Will this work?

<my take>
given that your situation above works, and that Linux just sees all the
partitions as a single file system then I should be fine, but...
</my take>


Rodd