Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 02:29:03 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: brian@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Don Croyle: make world failing at ppp install (again) Message-ID: <199709070129.CAA16156@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 06 Sep 1997 16:32:47 PDT." <21962.873588767@time.cdrom.com>
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Sorry about this.
This was discussed quite a bit on the cvs-committers list - a closed
list for FreeBSD developers. It was agreed fairly early that we
wouldn't cc any of the other lists as there is no point in shouting
about something that's essentially a security hole.
The ultimate decision (after the ``ppp'' group was committed) was
that we'd include ``sliplogin'', making the original group name a bit
inappropriate.
I'm also guilty of not subscribing to freebsd-stable (I'm now
rectifying this), so I'm afraid I didn't see the message below 'till
Jordan pointed it out.
If it's any consolation, it's not (to my knowledge) going to change
again.
Sorry for the inconvenience people.
> He has a valid point. More notification of changes which raise
> bootstrapping issues would be appreciated by all, I'm sure. :)
>
> Jordan
[.....]
> On 01 Sep, my make world (2.2-stable) failed installing /usr/sbin/ppp
> because the program was supposed to belong to an until then
> nonexistant ppp group. So I found out what needed to be added to my
> /etc/group, fixed it and did a make installworld. I also posted a
> note to this list mentioning the issue and suggesting that some notice
> of this sort of change would be nice, in an obvious place (like
> /usr/src/README or this list).
>
> Today, 06 Sep, make world failed again. It appears that ppp now wants
> to be owned by the network group, which seems to be the ppp group with
> a new name (same group ID). Same solution, just edit /etc/group
> again.
>
> I subscribed to this list under the impression that this was where
> information about this sort of change was going to appear. I suppose
> that it is, but it would be nice if the 'brian' who is working on ppp
> would post it instead of me.
> - --
> I've always wanted to be a dilettante, but I've never quite been ready
> to make the commitment.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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