But is it a nightmare to upgrade as well? I know that a fresh install
is a nightmare.
Thanks
Scott
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From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of William Warren
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 4:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [Centos] Upgrading from RH8.0 - to do or not to do?????
I would backup the passwords files and any cfg files you need and
reinstall. That is probably going to be a nightmare in and of itself
above and beyond a reinstall.
Scott Heisler wrote:
> I have a server and I'd love to upgrade to Centos. It's not totally
> custom but does have a working 3ware array. The hardware is rock
solid.
> Is it smart to do an "upgrade" using YUM or do I really need to do a
> clean install. I have about 60 users on this box along with about 30
> shares. Re-Doing this would not be much fun.
>
> Before I make a recommendation to the client, I thought I would get
> all of your opinions on an upgrade vs. new install. Normally, I much
> prefer new installs... However with the amount of work required here
> and the probability of a mistake, I thought I would consider an actual
> upgrade instead.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Scott
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