From 2ed0ad74af39c80000173db3016a7c54d51fdccd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:50:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add security warning about automatic method --- user/managing-os/reinstall-template.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/user/managing-os/reinstall-template.md b/user/managing-os/reinstall-template.md index e300396e..789de630 100644 --- a/user/managing-os/reinstall-template.md +++ b/user/managing-os/reinstall-template.md @@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ The procedure varies by Qubes version; see the appropriate section below. Automatic Method ---------------- +**Warning:** Due to a known security issue, we currently recommend against using the automatic reinstallation method. +Instead, we recommend using the manual method described in the next section. +An announcement will be made, and this notice will be updated, when packages fixing the automatic method are available. + + First, copy any files that you wish to keep from the TemplateVM's `/home` and `/rw` folders to a safe storage location. Then, in a dom0 terminal, run: