From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 13 15:32:43 2010 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 9F3561065676 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:32:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keneasson@zoho.com) Received: from sender1.zohomail.com (sender1.zohomail.com [72.5.230.95]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8666C8FC1C for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:32:43 +0000 (UTC) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=zapps768; d=zoho.com; h=date:from:to:message-id:subject:mime-version:content-type:user-agent; b=nXC0l3M+vUG8TGBPGcDIuF6SsGtrKZGDbHK2kOCO0T/i4LHczyqN2xXPfFPEt7vp1yTVFW2CSLyI rXilgukzEEeiC1Bj4GZBe0ggc1nuJvMs8BzzZAPrJVsvOCWXDAIq Received: from 172.29.247.244 (172.29.247.244 [172.29.247.244]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTP id 1263396762609883.5938412184754; Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:32:42 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:32:41 +0600 From: keneasson To: "freebsd-questions" Message-ID: <1262850af43.-7280701470377446179.-7911888706470357210@zoho.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_261_1566584931.1263396761411" X-Priority: Medium User-Agent: Zoho Mail X-Mailer: Zoho Mail Status: RO X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: mtree unable to find group wheel, possible corrupt /etc/group file 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: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:32:43 -0000 ------=_Part_261_1566584931.1263396761411 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, I've got a number of ports that will build but not install. The error is: =3D=3D=3D> Generating temporary packing list =3D=3D=3D> 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 ------=_Part_261_1566584931.1263396761411--