From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 15 18:33:29 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C57321065673 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:33:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f173.google.com (mail-qy0-f173.google.com [209.85.221.173]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 819E68FC1E for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:33:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tajudd@gmail.com) Received: by qyk3 with SMTP id 3so5096565qyk.3 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:33:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=v4iBj+yOKK/+BMUqt+StdUldV3Vr21PPLJD0kM9MZpE=; b=O1j96g+Td6r/VpVbssdY6emmK2FN7LwIdPquwnZVzSFH5ZwiToWj03JXqxsvcpayOR UGcahWCHfwy8GdrN5MyAZo6tmfAt9p3C7Tnl+6tjU0cFvttS6FSe9jqZa2NuvHrNUu7g /7VLrNTnZXXuKzdKfF1dZ39KILDnkxQHuaKtU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=qw1nqGLIc2OBN5pAz+X+1Qr3vMs4h8j9LdfZlz+Qbuuqxlxv1lLvsvmeho7mF58Xhr LZMyo2oNjCaSotFhITUPp0va5fSQp466aX4NaDYZ543+hbc/7ag9FLZ983+RzfQmOJfB tU4IBH4HRL0vmR0pTk7MvoWUIzTb5FmNAhpOI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.77.75 with SMTP id f11mr5043556vck.85.1245090807992; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:33:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A362C52.13411.FE09F46@d.forsyth.ru.ac.za> References: <4A362C52.13411.FE09F46@d.forsyth.ru.ac.za> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:33:27 -0600 Message-ID: From: Tim Judd To: d.forsyth@ru.ac.za Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cron mail problem solved X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:33:30 -0000 On 6/15/09, DA Forsyth 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.