After
completing the cold-install, you can retrieve the information you had
previously saved onto another system.
Create
a New Root Home Directory. Consider
creating a root home directory that is not /. Doing this keeps the user root
dot files out of the / directory. Make sure it is on the root volume by
calling it something like /homeroot. Doing
this is especially important if you are using Logical Volume Manager
(LVM) and /home is a separate volume.
Log in as root.
Except on trusted systems,
edit /etc/passwd to change the home directory
from root to /homeroot and save it.
Create the /homeroot directory:
mkdir /homeroot
Move root’s personal
files (files beginning with . ) to /homeroot:
mv /.[a-zA-Z]* /homeroot
Exit and log in again as
root.
Recover
Files. Recover
all the customized and personal files that you saved previously by
merging them manually. For example, do not overwrite /etc/passwd with your old version. Instead, either paste in entries
from your old files or merge the old information
into the new files.
Restore
/home. If you
had a local home directory, you can restore it as follows:
For instance, if you copied it to /backup/system1/home,
enter these commands:
cd /backup/system1/home
find -depth | cpio -pdm /system1/home
If you backed it up to tape with fbackup, enter:
frecover -x -i /system1/home -v
Restore
Other Files. Carefully
use the same techniques to restore other files and directories, such
as /usr, /local, and /opt.
For help in importing entire volume groups, refer to either Managing
Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators or Managing
Superdome Complexes.
The commands cited in this section do not write over newer
files, so your new operating system and any files you update are
well protected.
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