Refractasnapshot and installer with kde4

[fsmithred]

I'm trying to make refractasnapshot and refractainstaller usable with other distros and other desktops (aside from xfce and gnome2). I don't know kde4 very well and could use some help testing and tweaking. Any willing guinea-pigs can download the latest versions here - http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... a/testing/
These have NOT been fully tested. Use appropriate caution (e.g. not on your main system or anything else important.)
There are comments in the config file that should explain a lot.

Here's a post with results from my first attempts to run the change-username script on a (vbox) kde4 system (wheezy).
http://refracta.freeforums.org/change-u ... -t143.html

At some point, I need to do some testing with gnome3, so if anyone feels like trying that before I get to it, please let me know what happens.

What's new in refractasnapshot since 9.0.2

* aded /etc/blkid.tab to snapshot_exclude.list
* added option to stop before squashing to edit files in $work_dir/myfs/
* reduced number of isolinux config files
* moved $work_dir out of /tmp
* added option to use a different isolinux directory
* added test for pmount.allow to eliminate error "No such file"
* added command-line option to use a different config file
* removed the warning for separate /tmp partition
* added config for snapshot.iso filename
* package list gets put on the cdrom, inside a directory
* that's named after the snapshot.iso to help identify the build
* added config for default text editor and gui editor
* added "Boot hard disk" to isolinux boot menu
* Replaced black isolinux boot splash with MidnightBeach
* Added $disable_updatedb and $pmount_fixed to configs.
* Removed rsync and genisoimage commands from config file.
* Added $disable_freshclam and $root_ssh to configs.


...and refractainstaller

* Added option to use uuid in fstab
* Added separate rsync excludes file for separate /home and /boot.
* Don't allow use of uuid in fstab if using encryption.
* Added option to change hostname.
* Disable autologin in gdm, gdm3, kde3, kde4, trinity, lightdm.
* freshclam gets re-enabled if it was disabled by snapshot.
* Made variables for swapfile block size and count.
* Disable console autologin (replace /etc/inittab with stock debian)
* Added config file with options for swapfile size, and to enable
* or disable pmount for fixed drives, updatedb, freshclam, and root
* login through ssh.
* added code to change-username to handle lightdm.


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[fsmithred]

Here's the current version of the change-username script. I'm hoping someone who's running kde4 will test it for me. You can create a dummy user, drop to root console and run the script. Arguments are the user's current name (oldname) and the name you want to change it to (newname)

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change-username oldname newname

WARNING!!! The script will kill your display manager and log everyone out. Make sure you save anything that needs to be saved first. It should restart the display manager when it's done. Errors will be logged to /var/log/change-username_error.log

Here's the script -
https://gist.github.com/3011914

Edit: link to the script was wrong. I changed it to the correct one. (6/26 version)

Thanks for any help with this.