[$] Pondering systemd-homed for Fedora
Fedora Linux, as a rule, handles version upgrades reasonablywell. However, there are times when users may want to do a freshinstallation rather than an upgrade but preserve existingusers and data under /home. This is a scenario that theFedora installer, currently, does not address. Users can maintain aseparate /home partition, of course, but the installer doesnot incorporate existing users into the new install-that is anexercise left to the user to handle. One solution might be to use systemd-homed, a systemdservice for managing users and home directories. However, a discussionproposing the use systemd-homed as part of Fedora installationuncovered some hurdles, such as trying to blend its approach tomanaging users with tools that centralize user management.