Subj : Why New Install
To : Digital Man
From : RickV
Date : Sat Aug 23 2025 08:25 pm
Hello Digital!
28 Feb 71 17:32, you wrote to me:
DM> Re: Why New Install
DM> By: RickV to Accession on Sat Aug 23 2025 02:40 pm
>>
>> Hello Accession!
>>
>> 28 Feb 71 14:28, you wrote to me:
>>
>> Ac> Hey RickV!
>>
>> Ac> On Sat, Aug 23 2025 09:54:32 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>> >> On my Synchronet/Linux system, when I run the cfg It trys to
>> run a
>> >> new installation and not my current setup. Why would this
>> happen?
>> >> All my ini's in /crtl are intact. Is there something I can to
>> to
>> >> repair this?
>>
>> Ac> Sounds like when you try to run 'scfg' it doesn't know where
>> to look
>> Ac> for those .ini files.
>>
>> Ac> Try 'export SBBSCTRL=/path/to/sbbs/ctrl' before you run
>> 'scfg'.
>>
>> Ac> See
https://wiki.synchro.net/config:env for how to set it
>> properly so
>> Ac> you don't have to manually type it every time.
>>
>> I have it set, but went back and set it again, run scfg and the
>> same "New Installation", so I have a problem, just not sure why?
>> BEEN fine for months now.. but?
DM> Are you configuration settings in tact (name of your BBS, etc.)? If
DM> so, then you're good to go. Just complete the config wizard and the
DM> "new install" flag will be turned off automatically.
DM> Didn't you migrate computers or OSes or something recently? It seems
DM> you've had a lot of problems since you did that and this is just one
DM> of them.
DM> --
They all looked good. I did migrate a few months ago, but it was working normal up till today. I can't think of what I might have done, but I'm sure it must have been something I did. I did recover it back, I do a back up every night so I did a recovery of that VM and it work fine after that.
Thanks,
RickV
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