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>Number:         26809
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       /etc not saved on upgrade
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Apr 23 20:10:02 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Mark Diekhans
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE
>Organization:
none
>Environment:

- Upgrading from 4.2-STABLE to 4.3-RELEASE
- local file system for install media
- upgraded most components (notable exception, XFree86)

>Description:

On upgrading from 4.2 to 4.3, recieved the message

`Unable to go to your save /etc directory in ?! Something
 went seriously wrong'

Do not recall being prompted for a save directory.

No save directory found, but /etc is in fine shape.  Upgrade
successful

>How-To-Repeat:

No attempted yet.

>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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