Subj : Re: Why New Install
To   : RickV
From : Accession
Date : Sat Aug 23 2025 12:41 pm

Hey RickV!

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?

Sounds like when you try to run 'scfg' it doesn't know where to look for those .ini files.

Try 'export SBBSCTRL=/path/to/sbbs/ctrl' before you run 'scfg'.

See https://wiki.synchro.net/config:env for how to set it properly so you don't have to manually type it every time.

Regards,
Nick

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