Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 08:36:51 -0500 From: Edwin Culp <eculp@mexcom.net> To: nik@iii.co.uk Cc: bboone@whro.org, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Updating EXISTING system... Message-ID: <3450A473.77547AA4@mexcom.net> References: <199710231625.MAA21705@helios.whro.org> <Pine.BSF.3.96.971023142451.15317A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> <19971024094823.23061@iii.co.uk>
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nik@iii.co.uk wrote:
>
> Sorry Bob, I only say your message in Annelise's reply.
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 1997 at 02:59:38PM -0700, Annelise Anderson wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, Bob Boone wrote:
> > > Now I'm considering the jump to 2.2.5, but on the existing....
> > > running.... website machine.
>
> [...]
>
> >> (1) Will the 2.2.5 simply build "over" my existing files as CVS would ??
>
> Yes.
>
> AFAIK, the only thing you need to worry about is /etc/group.
>
> In the jump from 2.2.2 to 2.2.5, a new group was added to /etc/group.
> 'make world' will try and install some binaries ('ppp' and friends
> I think), and change their ownership to match this new group.
>
> Of course, at this point in the install you'll still be using your
> old /etc/group, without the new group in it. So the install will
> fail.
>
> The trick is to put the added group into your existing /etc/group
> before you begin 'make world'. The line to add is
>
> network:*:69:
>
> N
> --
I want to confirm that the tag value en cvs-supfile is still
RELENG_2_2 by itself.
TIA
ed
P.D. uname -a still gives 2.2-STABLE FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE #0 is that also
correct?
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