Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:34:38 +0100 From: Peter Boosten <peter@boosten.org> To: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Johann Hasselbach <jhass88@gmail.com> Subject: Re: mergemaster goof when src upgrading 7.0 -> 7.1 Message-ID: <496511DE.2040001@boosten.org> In-Reply-To: <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr> References: <ab52c4f40901061328i254481d9obb36bcf53757d7db@mail.gmail.com> <4964467D.9020606@boosten.org> <20090107202206.GK99261@obspm.fr>
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Albert Shih wrote: > Le 07/01/2009 =E0 07:06:53+0100, Peter Boosten a =E9crit >> Johann Hasselbach wrote: >>> I was doing a src upgrade from 7.0 to 7.1 >>> >>> After installkernel, i rebooted, and accidently ran "mergemaster" >>> instead of "mergemaster -p" before installworld. I ctrl-c'd once I >>> realized what I had done, but the damage was done. >>> >>> It seems to have overwritten my password and group files. >>> >> I've stated this before: In my opinion this entire 'I want to overwrit= e >> your passwd file' attitude from mergemaster is nonsense: at installati= on >> time you're required to add an additional user, and mergemaster wants = to >> undo that again. >> > Well...i'm not developper but long time ago, when I update from FreeBSD= x.y > to Freebsd x+1,(0-1) I loose many time to find something don't work bec= ause > the Freebsd x+1 need some new system account.=20 >=20 Well, my point is that mergemaster shouldn't have to delete ALL=20 accounts, just to add one. User and group accounts can be added to the=20 passwd/group file *without* deleting the others. Peter --=20 http://www.boosten.org
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