[NTLUG:Discuss] raid issue and reinstalling OS

[Greg Edwards]

Fred James wrote:
> RH 7.1
> 
> Problem - the OS was installed originally (by someone who is no longer 
> here) without support for development, including no compiler, and adding 
> new software (such as AMANDA) requires such support.
> What is my best route?
> Can I just reinstall the OS with the support options I need, retaining 
> /backups unchanged, or will that lose the RAID setups?
> 

Fred,

I suggest just installing the packages that you need.  RH is RPM based 
so it shouldn't be too much work.  Most packages won't require any 
reboots so you'll be able to stay up and running for most of the process.

-- 
Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc.
http://www.nas-inet.com