Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 07:38:38 +0000 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sndio install: pw: user '_sndio' disappeared during update Message-ID: <20210128073838.d1f85b4b4d9f7f5e6bc5e077@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <789961b4-4273-1455-ba61-a2b2057f931f@dreamchaser.org> References: <50f55dfd-5467-c8bf-4170-a7659bac73fc@dreamchaser.org> <f619f4b9-9cda-62ff-33d3-539e8f85d0f6@dreamchaser.org> <789961b4-4273-1455-ba61-a2b2057f931f@dreamchaser.org>
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:32:51 -0700 Gary Aitken <freebsd@dreamchaser.org> wrote: > It was caused by /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd being out of sync from > a ^c of an install script. > vipw and delete last entry (_sndio) fixed it. > > Sorry for the chatter, up too long. Don't be, I've had similar problems in the past that vanished inexplicably - now I understand why. Thank you. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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