Subj : Why New Install
To   : Digital Man
From : RickV
Date : Sat Aug 23 2025 20:25:17


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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