[Sugar-devel] How To fix my bad cloned sticks

[Tomeu Vizoso]

On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 13:54, Caroline Meeks<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
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> On 7/15/09, Dave Bauer <dave.bauer at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:44 PM, Caroline
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>> Meeks<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
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>> > On 7/14/09, Dave Bauer <dave.bauer at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> >> On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Caroline
>> >> Meeks<caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>> >> > Here is the how to we are going to use tomorrow to fix the 3rd grade
>> >> > sticks.  I'm putting it up here for critique.  If there is anyway to
>> >> > streamline it let me know because we are going to have to do it 12
>> >> > times.
>> >> > Is there a way to get rid of the jabber key without losing the name?
>> >> >
>> >> > Boot
>> >> > Write down the name
>> >> > start the terminal
>> >> > rm .sugar/default/owner.key*
>> >> > restart
>> >> > Enter the name
>> >> > Pick a color (the kids will have to go change it back to something
>> >> > they
>> >> > like)
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Only removing owner.key will not reset the colors or the name.
>> >> It should just work after rebooting. I tested this on SoaS here on my
>> >> network and with jabber.sugarlabs.org.
>> >
>> > You are saying
>> > rm  .sugar/default/owner.key
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>> > but do not rm owner.key.pub
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>>
>> Sorry,
>> Remove both owner.key and owner.key.pub but not anything else.
>> That will remove the key and a new one will be generated when you reboot.
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>> The colors and name are stored in gconf so they are not affected by this.
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> That is the behavior I expected.  However the observed behavior is that it
> does erase the name.

I think it will be better to document the contents of the .sugar
directory as Ed suggested instead of trying random things and having
remote people guessing what is different.

If someone takes up the task of setting up the wiki page and making
the questions, I will be glad to answer.

Regards,

Tomeu


>> Dave
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>> > This will delete the jabber key without deleting the name?
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>> >> Dave
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>> >> > --
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>> >> > Caroline Meeks
>> >> > Solution Grove
>> >> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
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>> >> Dave Bauer
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>> > Caroline Meeks
>> > Solution Grove
>> > Caroline at SolutionGrove.com
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>> Dave Bauer
>> dave at solutiongrove.com
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