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Date:      Tue, 4 Nov 1997 17:03:20 -0800 (PST)
From:      Kevin Eliuk <kevin_eliuk@sunshine.net>
To:        Bill Beavers <bbeavers@Moonraker.afsc.k12.ar.us>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: blown install
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971104165735.246A-100000@kevin.sunshine.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971104092719.6035B-100000@Moonraker.afsc.k12.ar.us>

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On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Bill Beavers wrote:

> I decided last night that due to all my PPP problems, to just go ahead 
> and upgrade from 2.1.7 to 2.2.5.

> Everything was as smooth as silk until it got done and said you do not 
> have an rc.conf file and this is decidely irregular or something like 
> that and went on to say your system may act strangely.  Well, strangely 
> is not exactly the word.  When I rebooted, I get to a login prompt but 
> cannot log in as root, or anybody!

> Is this whole upgrade hosed?  Do I have to start over with a new install 
> and trash all my previous files and setups?

> Or is there some magic that can get me in so that I can login as root and 
> get my /etc/group file fixed back up?

> Man am I depressed :-(

Don't be 2.1.7 to 2.2.5 would probably mean that it replaced your old
/etc files (and that would include sysconfig) and moved the new to
/etc/upgrade. That is probably where rc.conf will be found.


> ........................................
> . Bill Beavers, Technology Coordinator .
> . Arch Ford Education Coop             .
> . bbeavers@moonraker.afsc.k12.ar.us    .
> . http://moonraker.afsc.k12.ar.us      .
> ........................................



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Kevin G Eliuk
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