Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:33:27 -0600 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: d.forsyth@ru.ac.za Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cron mail problem solved Message-ID: <ade45ae90906151133m14875245v7f5acf1ae4ed5eb2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A362C52.13411.FE09F46@d.forsyth.ru.ac.za> References: <4A362C52.13411.FE09F46@d.forsyth.ru.ac.za>
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On 6/15/09, DA Forsyth <d.forsyth@ru.ac.za> wrote: > Why do I become so clever AFTER asking for help? > > Anyhow, I have solved the cron not sending email problem. > The cron log file contains lines like this > NSSWITCH(nss_method_lookup): nis, group_compat, setgrent, not found > which when searched for produces the page at > http://www.ivorde.ro/FreeBSD_Cron__NSSWITCH_nss_method_lookup_errors- > 44.html > > So I have edited my /etc/nsswitch.conf to have > group: files > password: files > (instead of 'compat') > > and now it works again. > > I guess I must have installed that file in the upgrade during my > glazed mergemaster phase of 'esc i enter' to install all those files > whose only difference is the $Id$ tag (why do they bother?) > > mergemaster(8) -F Lots of options, maybe check it out.
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