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Same distro?
/etc/group
/home/user directory
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/root
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Yes, same distro and version.
I transferred the files you suggested excluding system accounts. On reboot, I tried login in using one of the accounts, and this is the error I received:
--------------------- BEGIN ----------------------
The files that contain your preference settings are currently in use.
You might be logged in to a session from another computer, and the other login session is using your preference settings files.
You can continue to use the current session, but this might cause temporary problems with the preference settings in the other session.
Do you want to continue?
----------------------- END -----------------------
I clicked to continue, and yet more errors resulted.
None of the following contain duplicates for that account...
/etc/group
/home/user directory
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
so I'm not sure how come the files are in use.
Anyway, I've copied all original files back. I guess I'll just add the files manually for now. Maybe I'll have better luck in future.