Subj : Installing MBSE?
To   : Jeff Smith
From : Vince Coen
Date : Mon Oct 15 2018 00:39:54

Hello Jeff!

Saturday October 13 2018 15:25, you wrote to Vince:

 > Hello There,

 > I am attempting to install MBSE on a Linux Mint PC. The user mbse
 > already exists on the PC as does the /home/mbse directory. When
 > running "sudo bash SETUP.sh" I get the following:

 > "Press ENTER to start the basic checks
 > *** User 'mbse' already exists on this system ***
 > *** SETUP aborted ***"

 > It is easier to previously create the user and then install MBSE but
 > the MBSE installer aborts if it sees a preexisting  user/home
 > directory. Is there an option to force MBSE to install to the existing
 > home directory?


I have had to do similar more than once due to having multi partitions/distros 
all pointing to
one install areas/home/mbse

So, I copy the SETUP.sh to STUP2.sh (yes I know original). Then hack that 
removing segments not
needed but mostly creating home directories and/or mbse user accounts 
including bbs if already
set up.

Then run it and yes I double check the script before running and even then 
sometime have to
mod the mod and rerun..




Vince

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