BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: Re: Help sorting out a Linux install De: nelgin Data: Tue, 26 May 2026 13:05:35 -0500 ----------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 26 May 2026 09:01:51 -0400 "Dux" (VERT/PATHUNKN)wrote: > Is this the right place to get some help sorting out a Linux install? > > I've been running my board for a few years now, but I think I must > have screwed up my last update a couple of years ago. > > I'm running 3.20 A right now on Debian 9, and I'd like to update to > the latest 3.21 revision, but despite running fine as-is I think I've > got a weird directory setup that I need to address. > > I think my operational directory/file structure is accidentally > within the repo directory... > > /sbbs directory contains docs, exec, text, web, webv4, and xtern > directories, but they're all symlinks to /sbbs/repo/[their name here] > -- the actual directories are inside /sbbs/repo/ > > ctrl, data, modes, and node directories are directly within /sbbs > > Trying to perform an update has ended up with weird merge conflicts > and other issues, I've had to restore a backup a few times > (fortuntely I have them!) > > I'm assuming dealing with this might be as simple as shutting the > board down and moving those directories over to /sbbs/ ? > > At that point I think I can probably just blow away the repo with > whatever is on the remote at git and run the install/update process? That's about how it works these days. You'll have a /sbbs directory that looks like this: drwxrwxr-x 8 bbs bbs 8192 May 4 20:42 ctrl drwxrwxr-x 11 bbs bbs 4096 May 4 20:42 data lrwxrwxrwx 1 bbs bbs 24 Feb 24 2023 docs -> /home/bbs/sbbs/repo/docs lrwxrwxrwx 1 bbs bbs 24 Feb 24 2023 exec -> /home/bbs/sbbs/repo/exec drwxrwxr-x 6 bbs bbs 65 May 14 2025 fido -rw-rw-r-- 1 bbs bbs 11001 Feb 24 2023 GNUmakefile drwxr-xr-x 3 bbs bbs 134 Sep 29 2025 mods drwxrwxr-x 3 bbs bbs 4096 Jan 27 14:59 node1 drwxrwxr-x 3 bbs bbs 4096 Feb 27 2025 node2 drwxrwxr-x 3 bbs bbs 4096 Feb 27 2025 node3 drwxrwxr-x 2 bbs bbs 4096 Feb 26 2025 node4 drwxrwxr-x 2 bbs bbs 4096 May 14 2025 nodelist drwxrwxr-x 14 bbs bbs 4096 May 18 00:20 repo drwx------ 4 bbs bbs 54 May 30 2025 temp lrwxrwxrwx 1 bbs bbs 24 Feb 24 2023 text -> /home/bbs/sbbs/repo/text lrwxrwxrwx 1 bbs bbs 23 Feb 24 2023 web -> /home/bbs/sbbs/repo/web lrwxrwxrwx 1 bbs bbs 25 Feb 24 2023 webv4 -> /home/bbs/sbbs/repo/webv4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 bbs bbs 24 Feb 24 2023 xtrn -> /home/bbs/sbbs/repo/xtrn If you change anything in exec, for sure, you're likely going to have merge issues. Maybe you can post the git errors so that someone can maybe assist? Sometimes it's better to talk realtime on Synchronet IRC with Digital Man. irc.synchro.net /join #synchronet -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 n--- * gSynchronetn * End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]