On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 12:28:32PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
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Updating Information for FreeBSD STABLE users
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General Notes
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To build a kernel
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To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
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# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
# is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
make buildworld
make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
[1]
<reboot in single user> [3]
mergemaster -p [5]
<--------------------here
make installworld
make delete-old
mergemaster [4]
<reboot>
> Or is there a file which describes how I can manually insert needed groups
> and users when I mess up mergemaster runs?
I think you can just rerun mergemaster -p. If you mess up a full
mergemaster, you can use mergemaster -s to repair it.
> 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 :-)
No, it just adds the users/groups, and rebooting won't gain you anything.
Kris
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