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Subject: i386/12777: 3.1 RELEASE -> 3.2 upgrade is incomplete, leaves system unusable
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>Number:         12777
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       3.1 RELEASE -> 3.2 upgrade is incomplete, leaves system unusable
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Jul 23 08:10:00 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michael R. Wayne
>Release:        3.1/3.2 RELEASE
>Organization:
Msen, Inc.
>Environment:
reeBSD dns2.msen.net 3.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE #0: Tue May 18 04:05:08 GMT 1999     jkh@cathair:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386
>Description:
System was running 3.1 RELEASE, GENERIC kernel, no significant local
modifications.  Used /stand/sysinstall to upgrade.  3 issues:
1) No /kernel was installed.  Old kernel was moved to /kernel.prev,
   new kernel was in /kernel.GENERIC.  No /kernel at all.
2) sysinstall claimed to plan to reboot the machine on exit.  It did
   not.  In light of the above this is a better failure.
3) Password routines were foobarred.  logins were accepted just fine but
   it was impossible to change one's password, su to root or run sudo.
   Only solution was to reboot with console access in single user mode,
   boot kernel.GENERIC, link /kernel.GENERIC to /kernel and reboot again
>How-To-Repeat:
Install 3.1 release 
run /stand/sysinstall
choose upgrade
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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