From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 7 20:35:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD3B2106564A for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:35:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from smtpq4.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq4.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.42.167]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63F0E8FC08 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 20:35:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from [212.54.42.135] (helo=smtp4.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq4.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LKf7Q-0000Qd-3z; Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:35:12 +0100 Received: from [84.25.72.219] (helo=ra.egypt.nl) by smtp4.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LKf7F-0007Ro-97; Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:35:01 +0100 Received: from [192.168.13.173] (NLBEK31LJCLJZ1J.egypt.nl [192.168.13.173]) by ra.egypt.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0B0839887; Wed, 7 Jan 2009 21:34:59 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <496511DE.2040001@boosten.org> Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:34:38 +0100 From: Peter Boosten User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr References: <4964467D.9020606@boosten.org> <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr> In-Reply-To: <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-ID: 1LKf7F-0007Ro-97 X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.413, required 5, BAYES_00 -2.60, CM_META_TB_NOARR 0.50, SPF_NEUTRAL 0.69) X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-From: peter@boosten.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Johann Hasselbach Subject: Re: mergemaster goof when src upgrading 7.0 -> 7.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:35:14 -0000 Albert Shih wrote: > Le 07/01/2009 =E0 07:06:53+0100, Peter Boosten a =E9crit >> 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 overwrit= e >> your passwd file' attitude from mergemaster is nonsense: at installati= on >> 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 bec= ause > the Freebsd x+1 need some new system account.=20 >=20 Well, my point is that mergemaster shouldn't have to delete ALL=20 accounts, just to add one. User and group accounts can be added to the=20 passwd/group file *without* deleting the others. Peter --=20 http://www.boosten.org