Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:28:06 -1000 From: parv <parv@pair.com> To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to fix a broken owner for files from world & build from ports? Message-ID: <20130129082806.GA2035@holstein.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <op.wrms0fqkqhadp0@freebsd> References: <op.wrms0fqkqhadp0@freebsd>
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in message <op.wrms0fqkqhadp0@freebsd>, wrote Ralf Mardorf thusly... > > Hi :) > > I hope it's ok, when I open a new thread for this issue. > First I need to know what files have a bad owner. > > I'm running > # freebsd-update IDS >> outfile_28Jan2013.ids > perhaps this will give some useful output, regarding to a wrong owner for > files from world. > > It's still running. > > I still have no idea how to check this for the files build from ports. If I understand your problem correctly, it is of incorrect owner & group. If so, are there any problems with just running "chown -R" on the parent directory (say /usr/local, where ports are installed by default)? - parv --
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