On 15-07-07 11:07 AM, Scott Allen wrote:
On 6 July 2015 at 22:19, Chris F.A. Johnson <chris@cfajohnson.com> wrote:
If you keep /home on a separate partition, you wouldn't have this problem.
Something I've wondered about doing this: /home doesn't only contain data files created by the user. There are also many hidden files created by the system and programs, usually in the root of the user's home directory. For example: .config and .gconf.
If one were to install a new distribution, or even just a newer release of the same distribution, and then simply re-mount the /home partition afterwards, might not there possibly be some problems with these hidden files containing incorrect information? Do most programs that create these files sort things out for themselves?
I have kept /home on a separate partition for as long as I can remember. Makes an upgrade much easier. Programs find their .conf files and continue as before the upgrade. Never an issue with permissions. Of course if you change your user name, there will be issues :) -- Stephen