Re: installation question (keeping partition untouched)

[Rod Dorman <rodd_(_at_)_polylogics_(_dot_)_com>]

On Monday, August 16, 2004, 11:32:40, Alex Fitz wrote:
> I have a machine with the OpenBSD 3.4 installed, and I want to install the
> OpenBSD 3.5 (via ftp), without formating some partitions (like /home, 
> /var/www/htdocs, etc). I saw in the FAQ that we can leave some partitions 
> untouched, but the FAQ don't say how:

Make note of the contents of your current /etc/fstab

Install as usual but don't give mountpoints for the partitions you want
to leave untouched.

After installing, edit /etc/fstab and add them back.

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