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ali_bongos_dad
June 29th, 2008, 12:01 PM
In the past when I've upgraded to the latest edition of Ubuntu I've added any existing users by entering the user name, real name, password etc. into the Users and Groups dialogue boxes and all worked fine.

However with upgrading to Hardy when I do the same an error flags up saying "Home Directory Already Exists - Please enter a different home directory path" and I've been unable to re-instate the users.

Can anyone tell me how to add these users?

lisati
June 29th, 2008, 12:06 PM
Are you trying to add users that you deleted prior to doing an update? If so, it is possible that a "Home" folder still exists for that user, even though they don't currently appear in the user list.

ali_bongos_dad
June 29th, 2008, 12:09 PM
Are you trying to add users that you deleted prior to doing an update? If so, it is possible that a "Home" folder still exists for that user, even though they don't currently appear in the user list.

No, none of the users were deleted before upgrading.

loomsen
October 31st, 2008, 03:49 AM
*digg-out-and-bump*

Same problem here. The transport manager(or how it is called) didn't find any existing users upon Installation. Is it possible anyhow, or do I have to prepare for a renaming workaround?