Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:55:43 +0100 From: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> To: matt donovan <kitchetech@gmail.com> Cc: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Johann Hasselbach <jhass88@gmail.com> Subject: Re: mergemaster goof when src upgrading 7.0 -> 7.1 Message-ID: <4965793F.3060202@boosten.org> In-Reply-To: <28283d910901071718m1b71eb41r22f9787d968802b@mail.gmail.com> References: <ab52c4f40901061328i254481d9obb36bcf53757d7db@mail.gmail.com> <4964467D.9020606@boosten.org> <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr> <496511DE.2040001@boosten.org> <28283d910901071718m1b71eb41r22f9787d968802b@mail.gmail.com>
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matt donovan wrote: > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> wrote: >>> >> Well, my point is that mergemaster shouldn't have to delete ALL accounts, >> just to add one. User and group accounts can be added to the passwd/group >> file *without* deleting the others. >> > > mergemaster doesn't delete ALL accounts if you do it correctly. I usually > leave the files for later and then manually do it. > Your 'do it correctly' refers to 'leave it for later', however I've read at least twice yesterday, that someone *accidentally* 'installed' the file from /var/tmp/temproot. *That* should not be possible in the first place. Thank heaven it never happened to me (knock on wood), but a mistake is easily made, especially when you just went through a whole bunch of updated rc scripts. Peter -- http://www.boosten.org
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