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Date:      Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:32:41 +0600
From:      keneasson <keneasson@zoho.com>
To:        "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   mtree unable to find group wheel, possible corrupt /etc/group file
Message-ID:  <1262850af43.-7280701470377446179.-7911888706470357210@zoho.com>

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Hi all,

I've got a number of ports that will build but not install.

The error is:

=3D=3D=3D&gt;   Generating temporary packing list
=3D=3D=3D&gt;  Checking if deskutils/gucharmap already installed
mtree: line 1: unknown group wheel---
*** Error code 1


I discovered that i had patch code left over from mergemaster in my /etc/gr=
oup file, i have deleted and rebooted.
unfortunately, i still get the same error when i try to install ports.

the group file seems to have been readable to something, as i could sudo an=
d su from my login user.=20

any help greatly appreciated.

# $FreeBSD: src/etc/group,v 1.35.10.1 2009/08/03 08:13:06 kensmith Exp $
#
wheel:*:0:root,justken,www
daemon:*:1:
kmem:*:2:
sys:*:3:
tty:*:4:
operator:*:5:root
...
authpf:*:63:
_pflogd:*:64:
_dhcp:*:65:

-ken

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