Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 19:32:42 -0500 From: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> To: Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> Cc: gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports/66439: portupgrade -R pilot-link-0.11.8_2 fails with latest cvsup Message-ID: <opr7s7ssh58ckrg5@smtp.central.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <20040511001224.GP393@crom.vickiandstacey.com> References: <200405102310.i4ANAScY040094@freefall.freebsd.org> <20040510231734.GR15500@toxic.magnesium.net> <20040511001224.GP393@crom.vickiandstacey.com>
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 01:12:24 +0100, Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> wrote: > Hello Adam, > Don't get me wrong here Adam.., I'm *not* looking to get into an > argument here on this.., > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Weinberger <adamw@freebsd.org>" > To: To Stacey Roberts > Date: Tue, 11 May, 2004 00:17 BST > Subject: Re: ports/66439: portupgrade -R pilot-link-0.11.8_2 fails with > latest cvsup > >> I clearly remember spending over a week going through this exact problem >> with you months and months ago. >> >> After about 10 thousand emails from me saying the same thing over and >> over, you admitted that you may have been creating users with >> /nonexistent as their $HOME because that's what you saw listed in stuff >> for ports. >> >> Ports didn't create that directory. >> >> You did. >> > > Checking the thread that Mezz kindly posted.., I said that the > /nonexistent dir was created when I created machine accounts for samba > which is running on that machine.., > > However, on *every* other FreeBSD machine here including workstations, > /nonexistent is listed in /etc/passwd as the home dir for gdm, nobody, > www and pop. What am I supposed to do for those accounts? I am not sure if you understand. /nonexistent is supposed to be meant 'not exist', get it? It won't hurt your /etc/passwd that has the /nonexistent, they will understand that it is not exist. If I don't explain that well, so others w/ skilled English grammar might/will explain more. Cheers, Mezz > I'm not having a dig at you or anyone else here, but if this is your way > of telling me to go away with my problems, then fair enough. I'd even > withdraw the PR (if possible) if that would make you feel any better.., > > > Regards, > > Stacey > >> The behaviour of the ports is exactly as it should be. It's kindof >> ridiculous to create a directory named /nonexistent, when the name >> clearly implies that it shouldn't exist. >> > >> # Adam >> >> >> -- >> Adam Weinberger >> adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org >> adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org >> http://www.vectors.cx -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org bsdforums.org 's moderator, mezz.
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