Bug 2800 - Workstation install will overwrite HD partitions with RPMS on it?
Summary: Workstation install will overwrite HD partitions with RPMS on it?
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
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Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: installer
Version: 6.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Matt Wilson
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Reported: 1999-05-13 21:29 UTC by Zot O'Connor
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-09-19 23:08:35 UTC

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Description Zot O'Connor 1999-05-13 21:29:55 UTC 
Workstation install will overwrite HD partitions with RPMS
on it?

This is very stupid.  I created an ext2 partition on the
hard drive and copied the cd over (NFS didn't work,
different bug).

I had a separate partition for everything else.

When I selected Worstation it warned me that it would
overwrite everything, including the partition with the RPMS
on it.

Clearly the isntaller needs to prevent this if it is doing a
HD installation.
Comment 1 Jay Turner 2000-02-10 19:37:59 UTC 
This issue has been added to feature requests for future releases.
Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2000-09-19 23:08:24 UTC 
Should be fixed in the Pinstripe beta.
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