From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 7 15:12:03 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A60F37B401; Mon, 7 Jul 2003 15:12:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakemtao02.cox.net (lakemtao02.cox.net [68.1.17.243]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D28F43FAF; Mon, 7 Jul 2003 15:12:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dpuryear@usa.net) Received: from dpboxen.usa.net ([68.108.224.34]) by lakemtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20030707221159.JVUZ24359.lakemtao02.cox.net@dpboxen.usa.net>; Mon, 7 Jul 2003 18:11:59 -0400 Message-Id: <5.2.1.1.0.20030707170451.065536c8@pop.netaddress.com> X-Sender: dpuryear@pop.netaddress.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 17:07:39 -0500 To: fcash@sd73.bc.ca From: Dustin Puryear In-Reply-To: <200307071458.17762.fcash@sd73.bc.ca> References: <5.2.1.1.0.20030707163654.03031948@pop.netaddress.com> <5.2.1.1.0.20030707161332.03031948@pop.netaddress.com> <5.2.1.1.0.20030707163654.03031948@pop.netaddress.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: stable@freebsd.org cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.4-REL to FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE upgrade problem. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 22:12:03 -0000 At 02:58 PM 7/7/2003 -0700, Freddie Cash wrote: >On July 7, 2003 02:39 pm, you wrote: > > At 02:27 PM 7/7/2003 -0700, Freddie Cash wrote: > > >On July 7, 2003 02:19 pm, you wrote: > > >There is a blurb near the top that mentions running pwd_mkdb with > > > the -p option to rebuild the master password file. I think this is > > > what is confusing you. > > > My manpage must be outdated or just wrong then: > > > # man mergemaster | grep -- -p > > the -p option to rebuild your password databases and recreate > >Read the begining of that sentence. I'll bet it is talking about >pwd_mkdb(8) and not mergemaster. Well crap. Still, my version doesn't mention anything about "Pre-buildworld mode" so the pie on my face is at least tasty. >Since you have already updated your source tree, read >/usr/src/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.8 That is the man page for >/usr/src/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.sh That will explain >everything, including when to run it using the -p parameter. That >would be pre-buildworld. Will do. > > Notice that there is no mention of mergemaster until step 6. > >The Makefile reads the same on my 4.8 system. However, that should >probably be updated, as every time I've seen a mention of mergemaster >-p on any of the mailing lists, it has always occured before the >buildworld. (And that's the advice I've been following since the -p >parameter was introduced.) Yes, updating the docs would be very helpful in situations.. oh, I don't know.. like this one. --- Dustin Puryear Puryear Information Technology, LLC Providing expertise in the management, integration, and security of Windows and UNIX systems, networks, and applications.