From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 8 03:55:50 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 F04CE1065673 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:55:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from smtpq2.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq2.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.34.165]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A81DA8FC12 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:55:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from [212.54.34.140] (helo=smtp9.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq2.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LKlzp-0007rU-M1; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:55:49 +0100 Received: from [84.25.72.219] (helo=ra.egypt.nl) by smtp9.gn.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LKlzl-00034e-23; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:55:45 +0100 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (xp.egypt.nl [192.168.13.35]) by ra.egypt.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4931D39840; Thu, 8 Jan 2009 04:55:43 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <4965793F.3060202@boosten.org> Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:55:43 +0100 From: Peter Boosten User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: matt donovan References: <4964467D.9020606@boosten.org> <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr> <496511DE.2040001@boosten.org> <28283d910901071718m1b71eb41r22f9787d968802b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <28283d910901071718m1b71eb41r22f9787d968802b@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-ID: 1LKlzl-00034e-23 X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.913, required 5, BAYES_00 -2.60, SPF_NEUTRAL 0.69) X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-From: peter@boosten.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr, 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: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:55:51 -0000 matt donovan wrote: > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Peter Boosten 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