Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 11:12:54 +0900 From: Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Surprise null root password Message-ID: <20230527111254.e9007105f4c5ca6ad8455e72@dec.sakura.ne.jp> In-Reply-To: <ZHFADmqAmjJOCuIH@www.zefox.net> References: <ZHDt21wFlpJfQKEs@www.zefox.net> <945C9B6D-F2A8-4F0D-BDB0-49A3DE870168@karels.net> <ZHD%2BND6ilBGaOgcv@www.zefox.net> <CAG5KPzwLheqT_EuiexFRJuD4PyFNzyhCQfmToe4myr3K3YfKpQ@mail.gmail.com> <ZHEGpyKSWj4X/6Lk@www.zefox.net> <61e30711-f0da-2f42-3a6f-9bd91fc6b1ce@aetern.org> <ZHFADmqAmjJOCuIH@www.zefox.net>
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On Fri, 26 May 2023 16:26:06 -0700 bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> wrote: > On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 10:55:49PM +0200, Yuri wrote: > > > > The question is how you update the configuration files, > > mergemaster/etcupdate/something else? > > > > Via etcupdate after installworld. In the event the system > requests manual intervention I accept "theirs all". It seems > odd if that can null a root password. > > Still, it does seem an outside possibility. I could see it adding > system users, but messing with root's existing password seems a > bit unexpected. > > Thanks very much for raising the point! > > bob prohaska Maybe that's it. As you chose "theirs all" (maybe theirs-full?), conflicted files (include /etc/master.passwd) are overwritten by brand-new default ones. You should choose "(e) edit" and manually merge them correctly. -- Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
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