Re: Upgrade from source to RC1: problems with /etc : lost users and dbus

From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:24:06 -0700
On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:14 AM, Ed Schouten wrote:

> * Tom Evans <tevans.uk_at_googlemail.com>, 20111027 13:06:
>> I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
>> it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and group
>> files - if you have added local users you must not say yes to this,
>> you must either merge the changes in or keep your local one.
> 
> It would have been so awesome if our /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group
> included an #include directive.

Or a tool like etcupdate, which provides 3-way diff functionality, was available in base..
-Garrett
Received on Thu Oct 27 2011 - 09:31:43 UTC

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