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Date:      Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:52:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      dennisg@seanet.com
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   conf/2389: /stand/sysinstall failed to create user
Message-ID:  <199701070252.SAA23519@freefall.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <199701070300.TAA23747@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         2389
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       /stand/sysinstall failed to create user
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan  6 19:00:01 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dennisg Groves
>Organization:
>Release:        2.2-beta_A
>Environment:
FreeBSD dennisg.seanet.com 2.2-BETA_A FreeBSD 2.2-BETA_A #0: Mon Jan  6 10:26:41 PST 1997     root@dennisg.seanet.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/CUSTOM  i386
>Description:
I didn't create a new user upon the intial instalation, but rather on reboot.
Typically I will use the adduser command, however I decided to try /stand/sysinstall.
I was still running the GENERIC kernel at that time, and no /home had been created.
Then it barfed because there was no /home.
>How-To-Repeat:
/stand/sysinstall 
c Configure
1 User management
Add user

>Fix:
running /usr/sbin/adduser  works correctly.
I am not a software engineer so I am unlikely to provide anything like a patch
although I wish I could.

Thank you for the VERY increadible os.

dennisg
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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