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Date:      Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:21:36 -0500 (EST)
From:      Gerry Freymann <freymann@marlo.eagle.ca>
To:        Mark Ovens <marko@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Questions after doing a cvsup
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.1001109191756.20114B-100000@marlo.eagle.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20001109231053.B253@parish>

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On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Mark Ovens wrote:

> If you don't know what it's for, don't f*** with it :) Seriously, when you
> run mergemaster you have to be *very* careful because it is updating your
> config files in /etc (at least you had the good sense to backup /etc
> first).

 I like that advice! lol

> file and retain the original. What you need to be aware of is that
> occasionally new system users (daemon, operator etc) or groups get added
> which will almost certainly be needed by the new system.

 Yes, and that will be noted in the /usr/src/UPDATING file as well, yes?

 Just wanted to confirm I didn't goof up, sounds ok.

 I also read a response that the sysinstall may just need to be changed to
4.1.1 stable is all.

 ANd soon I'll get to do this again when 4.1.2 is released. 

 Coming from Freebsd 2.5.6, I gotta say 4 is beautiful!

-Gerry



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