From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 4 19:39:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A911216A420 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 19:39:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (mail.1command.com [216.177.243.35]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09ED743D49 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 19:38:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bsd@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (localhost.1command.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.1command.com (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k24Jcse5074623 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:38:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsd@1command.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by mail.1command.com (8.13.4/8.13.3/Submit) id k24JcsiR074622 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:38:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsd@1command.com) X-Authentication-Warning: mail.1command.com: www set sender to bsd@1command.com using -f Received: from mail.1command.com (mail.1command.com [216.177.243.35]) by webmail.1command.com (H.R. Communications Messaging System) with HTTP; Sat, 04 Mar 2006 11:38:54 -0800 Message-ID: <20060304113854.apmtrjgdckggo8go@webmail.1command.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 11:38:54 -0800 From: Chris To: "[FBSDS]" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: H.R. Communications Internet Messaging System (HCIMS) H3 (4.0.4) / FreeBSD-5.5 Subject: How do I chase 5.*4* stable? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:39:02 -0000 Hello, I *thought* I was chasing 5-STABLE using the stable-src-supfile and issuing the following: cvsup -g -L 2 stable-src-supfile with these settings in place: *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5 *default delete use-rel-suffix Combined with the use of the ports-supfile and issuing: cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile && portsdb -Uu with these settings in place: *default release=cvs tag=. *default delete use-rel-suffix Followed by a make/ build/ install kernel && a make/ build/ install world. resulted in a quite broken (and *un*stable) 5.5-PRERELEASE So it appears after about a full week of attempting to make the system stop complaining and applications stop dumping core; I need to backup my databas(es)and userbase along with /var/named, /etc, /home and /root. Along with www and /usr/local/etc to preserve my current settings. My questions are: 1) How can I chase 5.4-STABLE? Can I just use: *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_5_4 in my stable-src-supfile and ports-supfile to accomplish this? 2) After a fresh install from 5.4 CD's cvsup with (stable) settings then a make/ install/ kernel && make (build)/ install world, can I simply copy /etc/passwd && /etc/group *over* top of the one(s) created; there-by (safely) maintaining my current userbase/ permissions? I guess I'm already comfortable enough after all these years with the rest. I just want to make sure I'm not in too big a hurry and overlook/ forget something before I "take the plunge". Thank you very much for all your time and consideration. --Chris -- Microsoft: Disc space -- the final frontier! ---------------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD 5.5-PRERELEASE (SMP) MAIL04 Fri Feb 24 16:59:38 PST 2006 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////