[Bug 1315414] [NEW] all etc/'s got replaced during installation

[hejkki]

Public bug reported:

i did a backup of the system before installing a fresh ubuntu 14.04
i had a 32bit 13.10 and backed it up and installed 64bit 14.04

i did:
mkdir /tmp/sda3
mount /dev/sda3 /tmp/sda3
mkdir /tmp/sda3/WANAHAT
mv /tmp/sda3/* /tmp/sda3/WANAHAT
umount /tmp/sda3

and then started the installation process.
installed the system on sda3

After intsallation, i noticed that my backup wasn't intact.
/WANAHAT/etc was replaced with the new installations /etc so /etc/ and /WANAHAT/etc/ were identical after installation.

I needed the /WANAHAT/etc since my configuration files were there (vdr
for example)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ubiquity (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Fri May  2 17:51:33 2014
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-02 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty ubiquity

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to ubiquity in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315414

Title:
  all etc/'s  got replaced during installation

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i did a backup of the system before installing a fresh ubuntu 14.04
  i had a 32bit 13.10 and backed it up and installed 64bit 14.04

  i did:
  mkdir /tmp/sda3
  mount /dev/sda3 /tmp/sda3
  mkdir /tmp/sda3/WANAHAT
  mv /tmp/sda3/* /tmp/sda3/WANAHAT
  umount /tmp/sda3

  and then started the installation process.
  installed the system on sda3

  After intsallation, i noticed that my backup wasn't intact.
  /WANAHAT/etc was replaced with the new installations /etc so /etc/ and /WANAHAT/etc/ were identical after installation.

  I needed the /WANAHAT/etc since my configuration files were there (vdr
  for example)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Fri May  2 17:51:33 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-02 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1315414/+subscriptions