Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 10:49:23 -0500 (EST) From: Spidey <spidey@whiteshadow.dyn.ml.org> To: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Post 228R upgrade problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981202104749.688B-100000@whiteshadow.dyn.ml.org> In-Reply-To: <H000057c01a91677@MHS>
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I'm real sorry about this... It seems it wasn't that bad. I don't understand yet what was the problem but it seems that playing with the /etc directory fixed the trouble. This time I MADE BACKUPS!!! :))))))) Thanks for your answer. On Wed, 2 Dec 1998 Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr wrote: > Bonjour > > Are you sure to be in 2.2.8-Release ? > There is an update to -Release (in Stable) to add new users and groups to > enhance the safety of FreeBSD. > You might try and compare /etc/passwd and /usr/src/etc/passwd > (there is in particular a user "bind" with uid 53) > > TfH > > > Hi! > > > > I just upgraded to 2.2.8 Release using CVSup and make build/install > world. > > I'm having many problems. > > > > First, I can't use man. It gives me the following message: > > man: unable to find the file /etc/manpath.config > > The file is there, I didn't even changed it. > > > > Second, I can't start sendmail. It seems that the root lost its root > > permissions!!! 451 /etc/sendmail.cf: line 0: cannot open: Permission > > denied > > [date] [hostname] [126]: NOQUEUE: SYSERR(root): /etc/sendmail.cf: line > 0: > > cannot open: Permission deied > > > > And this, even if sendmail.cf is: -rw-r--r- bin bin !!!! And that > > /etc/group is containing: bin:*:7:root,spidey > > > > I don't understand!!! > > > > > > I also can't "stat /etc/login.conf: Permission denied" > > > > I need help, and I don't know what to do next!! > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > +-----------------------------------+ > > | Free the world from businessmen | > > | Free yourself from your money | > > +-----------------------------------+ > > Free the web. > > Spidey > > > > visit: http://www.JSP.UMontreal.CA/~beaupran > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Spidey How 'bout a little ride through your own world? http://www.JSP.UMontreal.CA/~beaupran/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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