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Date:      Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:27:53 +0100
From:      Kurt Jaeger <fbsd-pr@opsec.eu>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   misc/183699: /var/empty missing after freebsd-update 10.0-BETA2 -> BETA3 amd64
Message-ID:  <E1VdoAD-0004zb-Si@f10.opsec.eu>
Resent-Message-ID: <201311052130.rA5LU0Zr030998@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         183699
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       /var/empty missing after freebsd-update 10.0-BETA2 -> BETA3 amd64
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Nov 05 21:30:00 UTC 2013
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kurt Jaeger
>Release:        FreeBSD 10.0-BETA3 amd64
>Organization:
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>Environment:
System: FreeBSD f10.opsec.eu 10.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 10.0-BETA3 #0 r257580: Sun Nov 3 19:43:01 UTC 2013 root@snap.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64


>Description:
	I did (on a 10.0-BETA2 amd64 system):

	freebsd-update -r 10.0-BETA3 upgrade
	freebsd-update install
	shutdown -r now
	freebsd-update install

	Then /var/empty was missing and sshd failed to restart.

	mkdir /var/empty
	chmod 555 /var/empty

	fixed it.

>How-To-Repeat:
	see above
>Fix:

	No idea why that happened

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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