Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:28:32 +0100 From: "lars@gmx.at" <lars@gmx.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make installworld fails Message-ID: <4412B460.9050800@gmx.at> In-Reply-To: <20060311100132.GA44110@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20060311105201.p0d50a73fwys80s0@webmail.dommel.be> <20060311100132.GA44110@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: >> The error message is wrong. > > Actually it's correct, just a bit unclear. UPDATING includes the > complete procedure you should always follow when building world. It > includes a 'mergemaster -p' step, precisely for the purpose of adding > new users and groups when they appear. Dear Kris I have a few questions related to this error message ERROR: Required audit group is missing, see /usr/src/UPDATING I know that updating requires the mergemaster steps because I read the handbook. But I don't understand why this message tells me to look in that file, when there's nothing about that in it. Is /usr/src/UPDATING synonymous to 'the correct updating procedure'? Or is there a file which describes how I can manually insert needed groups and users when I mess up mergemaster runs? Or is that pointless anyway since I could just remove /usr/obj and rerun the whole updating procedure again before I reboot? And finally, is it really necessary to reboot after 'mergemaster -p'? Lately I've skipped that step with no adverse side-effects, saves me one reboot :-) I would be very grateful for any explanations. Thanks lars.
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