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Date:      Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:25:29 +0100
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: deleted /etc/login.conf.db
Message-ID:  <20150225182529.5f3814d2.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <CAFKhKgrf6mv_0DDRQ2LT9v0T=qFOa%2BgoBAkg1rsmZ7e8NAU5Bw@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:20:55 -0600, Andrew Gould wrote:
> I accidentally deleted /etc/login.conf.db on one of my computers.
> 
> 1. How bad have I messed up?

Not much. :-)



> 2. Is it something the system will recreate automatically?

Probably not.



> 3.  Are there steps that I need to take to recreate it?

That's simple: "cap_mkdb -f /etc/login.conf.db /etc/login.conf".
See "man cap_mkdb" for details. Simple solutions for simple
mistakes. :-)



-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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