Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:08:26 -0500 From: "matt donovan" <kitchetech@gmail.com> To: "Peter Boosten" <peter@boosten.org> Cc: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Johann Hasselbach <jhass88@gmail.com> Subject: Re: mergemaster goof when src upgrading 7.0 -> 7.1 Message-ID: <28283d910901081508q3647fe7frde85ec609518bcfe@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4965793F.3060202@boosten.org> References: <ab52c4f40901061328i254481d9obb36bcf53757d7db@mail.gmail.com> <4964467D.9020606@boosten.org> <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr> <496511DE.2040001@boosten.org> <28283d910901071718m1b71eb41r22f9787d968802b@mail.gmail.com> <4965793F.3060202@boosten.org>
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On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> wrote: > matt donovan wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> wrote: > >>> > >> Well, my point is that mergemaster shouldn't have to delete ALL > accounts, > >> just to add one. User and group accounts can be added to the > passwd/group > >> file *without* deleting the others. > >> > > > > mergemaster doesn't delete ALL accounts if you do it correctly. I usually > > leave the files for later and then manually do it. > > > > Your 'do it correctly' refers to 'leave it for later', however I've read > at least twice yesterday, that someone *accidentally* 'installed' the > file from /var/tmp/temproot. *That* should not be possible in the first > place. > > Thank heaven it never happened to me (knock on wood), but a mistake is > easily made, especially when you just went through a whole bunch of > updated rc scripts. > > Peter > > -- > http://www.boosten.org > myself I just watch the file name line since I don't touch files outside of /usr. unless it's for example ppp.conf
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