Re: make installworld fails

On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 12:28:32PM +0100, lars@xxxxxx 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.
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