Re: FreeBSD 4.4-REL to FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE upgrade problem.
From: Dustin Puryear (dpuryear_at_usa.net)
Date: 07/08/03
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Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 17:07:39 -0500 To: fcash@sd73.bc.ca
At 02:58 PM 7/7/2003 -0700, Freddie Cash wrote:
>On July 7, 2003 02:39 pm, you wrote:
> > At 02:27 PM 7/7/2003 -0700, Freddie Cash wrote:
> > >On July 7, 2003 02:19 pm, you wrote:
> > >There is a blurb near the top that mentions running pwd_mkdb with
> > > the -p option to rebuild the master password file. I think this is
> > > what is confusing you.
>
> > My manpage must be outdated or just wrong then:
>
> > # man mergemaster | grep -- -p
> > the -p option to rebuild your password databases and recreate
>
>Read the begining of that sentence. I'll bet it is talking about
>pwd_mkdb(8) and not mergemaster.
Well crap. Still, my version doesn't mention anything about "Pre-buildworld
mode" so the pie on my face is at least tasty.
>Since you have already updated your source tree, read
>/usr/src/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.8 That is the man page for
>/usr/src/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.sh That will explain
>everything, including when to run it using the -p parameter. That
>would be pre-buildworld.
Will do.
> > Notice that there is no mention of mergemaster until step 6.
>
>The Makefile reads the same on my 4.8 system. However, that should
>probably be updated, as every time I've seen a mention of mergemaster
>-p on any of the mailing lists, it has always occured before the
>buildworld. (And that's the advice I've been following since the -p
>parameter was introduced.)
Yes, updating the docs would be very helpful in situations.. oh, I don't
know.. like this one.
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