Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:22:06 +0100 From: Albert Shih <Albert.Shih@obspm.fr> To: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Johann Hasselbach <jhass88@gmail.com> Subject: Re: mergemaster goof when src upgrading 7.0 -> 7.1 Message-ID: <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr> In-Reply-To: <4964467D.9020606@boosten.org> References: <ab52c4f40901061328i254481d9obb36bcf53757d7db@mail.gmail.com> <4964467D.9020606@boosten.org>
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Le 07/01/2009 à 07:06:53+0100, Peter Boosten a écrit > Johann Hasselbach wrote: > > I was doing a src upgrade from 7.0 to 7.1 > > > > After installkernel, i rebooted, and accidently ran "mergemaster" > > instead of "mergemaster -p" before installworld. I ctrl-c'd once I > > realized what I had done, but the damage was done. > > > > It seems to have overwritten my password and group files. > > > > I've stated this before: In my opinion this entire 'I want to overwrite > your passwd file' attitude from mergemaster is nonsense: at installation > time you're required to add an additional user, and mergemaster wants to > undo that again. > Well...i'm not developper but long time ago, when I update from FreeBSD x.y to Freebsd x+1,(0-1) I loose many time to find something don't work because the Freebsd x+1 need some new system account. Regards. -- Albert SHIH SIO batiment 15 Observatoire de Paris Meudon 5 Place Jules Janssen 92195 Meudon Cedex Téléphone : 01 45 07 76 26 Heure local/Local time: Mer 7 jan 2009 21:20:36 CET
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