[05:03] <miniux> Hi, does anyone know where the ubuntu-desktop installer looks when it tries to attach old users prefs to a new install?
[05:04] <evand> miniux: that depends entirely on the operating system it's importing from.  Windows XP or Linux?
[05:04] <miniux> An old ubuntu install... 2 partitions.. / got nuked, /home is still alive but when I attach it to the install as the new /home it doesnt want to import any users
[05:06] <evand> It's only going to try to import the firefox bookmarks, gaim/pidgin settings, and evolution settings for each user.
[05:06] <evand> It's not going to import the entire contents of /home/$USER.
[05:07] <miniux> ok, thats exactly what I wanted to know.  so I should create a user with a different name and move the pref's by hand afterwards?
[05:07] <evand> However, if it doesn't import the settings I mentioned above, please run `ubiquity -d` from a terminal on the live CD and attach /var/log/syslog and /var/log/installer/debug to a new bug report against migration-assistant
[05:08] <miniux> Would that be the new or old /var/...?
[05:09] <miniux> (live cd's or old install)
[05:09] <evand> on the live cd
[05:10] <evand> now as to your other question
[05:11] <evand> you can use the live CD to manually transfer /home/{$USER} to the new partition.  Just mount both the old partition (assuming you haven't formatted it) and new partition after the install is complete, copy /home/$USER from one to the other
[05:12] <evand> if this isn't the same as the user you created during the install, then you'll have to create an account for that user post-install
[05:12] <miniux> Alright perfect, thanks for the help, sorry for the channel abuse
[05:12] <evand> it's late, no one would be talking here anyway
[05:12] <evand> best of luck to you
[05:13] <miniux> thanks again
[05:13] <evand> you're welcome