From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 15 19:49:28 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86946106567D for ; Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:49:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from demonichandextensions@hotmail.com) Received: from blu0-omc2-s9.blu0.hotmail.com (blu0-omc2-s9.blu0.hotmail.com [65.55.111.84]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B05E8FC16 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:49:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from demonichandextensions@hotmail.com) Received: from BLU116-W16 ([65.55.111.73]) by blu0-omc2-s9.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:49:27 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [67.59.9.34] From: Brad Davison To: , Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:49:26 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <496F70E7.70002@isafeelin.org> References: <496F70E7.70002@isafeelin.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Jan 2009 19:49:27.0061 (UTC) FILETIME=[5F850C50:01C9774A] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: RE: correct way to move users? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:49:31 -0000 > > I saw a very breif website that said to use this method:> > > > "> > Mo= ve user entries from the following old files: > > /etc/passwd/etc/group/etc= /master.passwd > > Then run the following command to rebuild the password d= atabase: > > pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd > > "> > > > > > i usualy copy = the passwd=2C master.passwd and the group file. keep in mind > that new use= rs and/or groups can appear in newer versions=2C if you're > also upgrading= .> > and then pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd (i've never used the -p option bu= t > why not).> > and then rsync the homedirs. OK=2C I found a couple users on the 'new' system that are not on the old sy= stem. 'messagebus' and 'polkit'. =20 Can I just copy those users/lines to the old master.passwd and run that? O= r should I add them to both the master.passwd as well as the passwd files? =20 Thanks for your reply. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live=99 Hotmail=AE: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail.=20 http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_expl= ore_012009=