Date: 12 Jul 2005 10:10:22 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-ports-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Port: acroread7-7.0.0 Message-ID: <44wtnwjesx.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20050711204044.X33354@blues.jpj.net> References: <42D31035.50902@idaeim.com> <20050711204044.X33354@blues.jpj.net>
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Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> writes: > Bradford Castalia wrote: > > > I've just upgraded from FreeBSD 4.8 to 5.4 and am in the process of > > restoring the ports/packages that I use. > [...] > > idaeim:castalia>> acroread 00_HIROC_AGENDA3.pdf > > > > (acroread:1378): GLib-WARNING **: getpwuid_r(): failed due to unknown > > user id (100) > > I haven't seen that error before. My guess is that the entry for the user > castalia is missing from the /etc/master.passwd file. If you get an error > message when you run the whois command, I am probably right. In that > case, put the proper entry in /etc/passwd by copying it from your old > passwd file, or by using vipw or adduser. Then invoke pwd_mkdb to > regenerate /etc/master.passwd. I get the problem in a NIS environment. Even with my UID in the local passwd file.
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