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Josh_44053
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Oct 08, 2012

Persisting scripts and crontab entries

I recently experienced the pain of losing a few scripts and crontab entries after an upgrade/hotfix. The scripts were stored in /root/scripts. I reproduced them with some effort, but it left me wonde...
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Josh_44053
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Oct 08, 2012
We upgraded to 10.2.4. After booting into HD1.2 and using the software management tool in the GUI, I booted back into HD1.1 (where we usually run). After switching back, /root/scripts (directory I created) had taken a hike and the rsa keys in /root/.ssh/ also said adios.

 

 

Like you, I expected at least the files to get carried through in the ucs file. I'm currently investigating to see if perhaps the backup that was used after the upgrade didn't include these files in the first place.