Sorry, I wiped the PC. I have a hard deadline to meet to get the old FOG server replaced.
The good news is that a fresh install, starting from zero on bare metal with a Debian 10.2 net install* and a git clone of FOG worked with no FOG related problems. I have successfully collected an image from a local PC in the IT Admin Lab and deployed it across the routed network to two ‘volunteer’ PCs.
So I apologize again for wasting your time.
All I can suggest is that the installer checks if it is being run as a re-installation and posts a warning, and maybe points to some documentation on how to properly do a reinstall. I recognize I’ve incurred some debt here, so I’ll try and post some helpful information for other people.
I very much appreciate the FOG project. Thank you for providing such a useful tool.
Junior Catherd
*Debian 10.2 net install grabs a DHCP address, and persuading the OS later to use a static IP was a little more convoluted than I expected. Similarly, the default install does not include sudo, which is easy enough to remedy.