Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:06:03 -0800 From: Noah <admin2@enabled.com> To: Steve Bertrand <iaccounts@ibctech.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgraded 6.2 and mysql lost all privileges Message-ID: <45EDE5CB.5020502@enabled.com> In-Reply-To: <45EDE4BF.3050406@ibctech.ca> References: <45EDB82D.2040300@enabled.com> <45EDBBB5.7090600@alpha-tierchen.de> <45EDCBF6.6040704@enabled.com> <45EDD60B.2020006@unsane.co.uk> <45EDE08F.3080707@enabled.com> <20070306215038.GH86959@dan.emsphone.com> <45EDE2B7.2050705@enabled.com> <45EDE4BF.3050406@ibctech.ca>
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I dont think that is the issue. the problem is with the mysql virtual users they do not appear in the /etc/passwd or /etc/master.passwd files. so that is the wrong direction. cheers, Noah Steve Bertrand wrote: >>> In the last episode (Mar 06), Noah said: >>>> yeah - I have about 15 other user accounts specific to my mysql >>>> installation that were not in the /etc/passwd file. where were those >>>> stored? >>> >>> If you're just talking about mysql users, those are in >>> /var/db/mysql/mysql/user.* . An OS upgrade shouldn't have touched >>> them at all. Unless you reformatted /var or something :) > > It may be possible that mergemaster was used incorrectly. > > If so, there should be a copy of the updated /etc/master.passwd file in: > > # /var/tmp/temproot/etc > > You can compare that against the new file in /etc. If they are the same, > mergemaster hosed the original. I don't know if mergemaster makes a > backup of the original, but it may be easier to pull master.passwd from > a backup (you did backup /etc right?) and try re-merging if there were > any differences. > > Then again, I may be totally wrong with this assessment. > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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