Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 14:17:14 +0200 From: lutz@muc.de To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: misc/1625: Update clobers root's dot-files Message-ID: <199609161217.OAA07130@orlando.tavari.muc.de> Resent-Message-ID: <199609161230.FAA01114@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 1625 >Category: misc >Synopsis: 2.1.5 update overwrites root's dot files >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Sep 16 05:30:01 PDT 1996 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Lutz Albers >Organization: >Release: FreeBSD 2.1-STABLE i386 >Environment: The maschine has been upgraded from 2.1R to 2.1.5. >Description: Updating you machine WILL overwrite the existing dot-files (i.e. .cshrc) of the root-account. There should be at least a warning. >How-To-Repeat: Update your machine to 2.1.5 >Fix: Either update the scary update message (the easiest solution) or copy root's dot-files to a general saved files directory (together with the /etc files). Some other candidates for that directory would be the following dir's: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm (xdm-config) /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fs (X font server config files) >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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