From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Aug 21 02:46:21 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABC709BE231 for ; Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:46:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from dnvrco-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (dnvrco-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.73.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BA421C68 for ; Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:46:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from [70.121.59.224] ([70.121.59.224:51925] helo=[192.168.0.4]) by dnvrco-oedge01 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id D7/1F-26349-BF096D55; Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:46:20 +0000 Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 21:46:19 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl Reply-To: Paul Schmehl To: "Brian W." cc: Adam Vande More , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: Problem with freebsd-update corrupting /etc/passwd Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: <1440100869.935695.361630681.4EA48DB2@webmail.messagingengine.com> <0904D22E43B1B6A9D578E512@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <11E450EEAC5B5FB6EE7ACA33@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> <7FB4D5FC810E71DC226AD8E6@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.8 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.64.118:25 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=N8enFgNB c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=Jnt5oOXMh44BVXcArVZt4A==:117 a=Jnt5oOXMh44BVXcArVZt4A==:17 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=1N7iqk2TAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=BErY1kyPHtz3b-SjPesA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:46:21 -0000 --On August 20, 2015 at 7:20:08 PM -0700 "Brian W." = wrote: > > Are the passwords being corrupted or are you seeing the source upgrade > behavior where passwords are deleted? > The files were corrupted, not the passwords. No accounts were deleted=20 during the upgrade. The behavior was that when running #getent passwd username, no information=20 would be returned, indicating that the account did not exist. Yet a visual = examination of the file (or a simple #grep username /etc/passwd) showed=20 that the account was still in the file. > Brian > On Aug 20, 2015 7:17 PM, "Paul Schmehl" wrote: > > --On August 20, 2015 at 7:37:45 PM -0500 Adam Vande More > wrote: > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Paul Schmehl > wrote: > > > > > Yes, I do.=C2=A0 For both servers.=C2=A0 Why? > > > > Are the backups corrupted? > > > It appears that they are.=C2=A0 Strange.=C2=A0 Wonder why I didn't have = problems > before? > > Paul Schmehl, Retired > As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions > are my own and not those of my employer. > ******************************************* > "It is as useless to argue with those who have > renounced the use of reason as to administer > medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson > "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very > intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Paul Schmehl, Retired As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell