Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:17:17 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Problem with freebsd-update corrupting /etc/passwd Message-ID: <DDFA21B09874CB3B989F4507@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local>
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I just upgraded two servers from 8.4-RELEASE to 10.2-RELEASE. On both servers I had a problem with the /etc/passwd file after upgrade. This is what I got on both servers: # pwd_mkdb -C /etc/passwd pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry pwd_mkdb: at line #3 pwd_mkdb: /etc/passwd: Inappropriate file type or format On one server a single user "disappeared" (getent passwd username returned nothing). On the other server, after I replaced it with /etc/masster.passwd, I looped through the /etc/passwd file and getent returned each entry, so no users "disappeared". Not sure what the problem might be, but I thought y'all should know. Paul Schmehl, Retired As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell
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