I'm going to make an iso of my entire system for an updated installation liveCD, but don't want the iso to have an old copy of my user account. How can I leave the user account out?

From my understanding that's not how you package ISOs. You use squashfs tools to extract the system to a directory. chroot. Customize packages. Then recompress the system into a squashfs to be booted live. I've done it a few times and that's generally the process. I don't know of a way to convert a currently running system into a live OS to be run on a CD.

*edit* if it helps long ago I created a tutorial outlining my process and shared it with other users. Perhaps it can be adapted for your own purposes as the same methods should still apply.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/web...inux%20distro/

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There is also another option if you want to create a custom OS based on openSUSE with your name on it, if you don't mind spending a little time designing it. It can be created as an .iso or bootable liveCD and can be set up on a USB stick. There are countless options.

Check out Suse studio and see if it fits your needs.

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