Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:41:40 GMT From: Jeff Shimbo <jts767@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/83572: mergemaster deletes users when upgrading 5.4 -> 6.0 Message-ID: <200507162041.j6GKfeeu054938@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200507162050.j6GKoE4F086761@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 83572 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: mergemaster deletes users when upgrading 5.4 -> 6.0 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 16 20:50:14 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jeff Shimbo >Release: 6.0 Beta1 >Organization: >Environment: CVSUPed 7/16. Also happened a week or two ago. >Description: When upgrading from 5.4 to 6.0 via CVSUP - makeworld/kernel - installkernel/world, mergemaster deletes non-system users from passwd (e.g., removes users mysql and me) and removes non-system users from some groups, e.g., group wheel. If this is by design, there are two problems: - Deviation from "90% behavior," i.e., most of the time you are upgrading within subversions, e.g., 5.4a -> 5.4b, and the problem does not occur. - No warning in UPDATING. >How-To-Repeat: 1. Install RELENG_5 2. CVSUP RELENG_6 3. Upgrade the world per the Handbook, section 19.4.1 4. Scrutinize changes to passwd and group in mergermaster step >Fix: Request: - Warn user in UPDATING - Be more selective about changes to passwd and group files >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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