Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:51:36 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: "lars@gmx.at" <lars@gmx.at> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make installworld fails Message-ID: <20060311115136.GA96335@owl.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <4412B460.9050800@gmx.at> References: <20060311105201.p0d50a73fwys80s0@webmail.dommel.be> <20060311100132.GA44110@xor.obsecurity.org> <4412B460.9050800@gmx.at>
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On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 12:28:32PM +0100, lars@gmx.at wrote: > 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'? Yes, /usr/src/UPDATING does describe the correct updating procedure. If you follow that procedure you should not have any problems with missing groups. Look under COMMON ITEMS at the end of /usr/src/UPDATING. > > 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 :-) It is sometimes necessary to reboot with the new kernel to have 'make installworld' work correctly (and the recommended procedure is to reboot into single user mode *before* running 'mergemaster -p' (which in turn is to be done before 'make installworld'). > > I would be very grateful for any explanations. > > Thanks > lars. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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