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Date:      Thu, 6 Nov 1997 05:30:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Adam Laurie <adam@algroup.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-bugs
Subject:   Re: misc/4932: 'make world' fails when upgrading from 2.2.2 to 2.2.5 with CVSup (installing ppp)
Message-ID:  <199711061330.FAA13356@hub.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR misc/4932; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Adam Laurie <adam@algroup.co.uk>
To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: misc/4932: 'make world' fails when upgrading from 2.2.2 to 2.2.5 with CVSup (installing ppp)
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 13:25:36 +0000

 J Wunsch wrote:
 > 
 > As adam@algroup.co.uk wrote:
 > 
 > > install -c -s -o root -g network -m 4550 ppp /usr/sbin
 > > install: unknown group network
 > 
 > That's actually a feature, not a bug.  No part of the regular build
 > process is allowed to alter any file in /etc.
 > 
 > > >Fix:
 > > add the group 'network' (To be honest, I haven't actually tried this yet
 > > as I'm trying to find out what number to give the group).
 > 
 > ...and that's indeed the correct fix.  The number of the group is
 > 
 > j@uriah 224% fgrep network /usr/src/etc/group
 > network:*:69:
 > 
 > (Of course, you've also got the above file. :)
 
 Fair 'nuff. Thanks.
 
 > 
 > --
 > cheers, J"org
 > 
 > joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
 > Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
 
 And never trust a computer that's bigger than you are...
 
 Cheers,
 Adam
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