Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Quoting Christian Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On 04/04/07, KAYVEN RIESE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > there were so many steps they didn't seem obvious.. i got halfway thru > and > > > realized i > > > was in some prompt for mergemaster -p, or so i thought, so i started > over. > > > i had no > > > idea what was happening. i can't log on now. > > > /etc/passwd is gone. i used a freeBSD disk that is certainly old to go > to > > > a fixit shell but i didn't > > > know what to do. i can go back to the fixit shell if somebody tells me > > > what to do but i have > > > to *#@&ing walk over to kinkos now to get on the internet. > > > > So firstly you should probably sit down and take a deep breath. > > > > Secondly, it appears that you messed up your system pretty badly, I'm > > not sure that it can be fixed. On the other hand, it just might be > > that you missed a few steps. > > > > For example, when you're in single user mode the root filesystem is > > mounted read only, which means that you can't write to it. Anything > > related to the upgrade process (installworld, mergemaster...) has to > > fail. > > i looked at the /usr/src/UPDATING and what to do after the command > mergemaster -p was not described. is there a better web page for > that somewhere? i was also taking advice from an "expert" on > experts-exchange both sources did not described the bizzare behavior > i observed after simply invoking the command "mergemaster -p" both > sources informed me to do that command followed by another command. > i saw no advice telling me more details than that. if such a site > exists, could i please have a direct relevant link? > > > > > > Question is (sorry this isn't ment to sound harsch) if you read the > > manual carefully, because it describes the entire process pretty > > detailed. That is to say you have to read all the chapters, not only > > the beginning. > > For example it appears that you didn't remount the root filesystem > > read/writeable after you booted to single user mode. > > i followed some instructions but nothing perpared me for the way > my acted after the command "mergemaster -p" i did not get back > the same prompt from which i invoked "mergemaster -p" from. it > asked me a question that i fergot what it was. that was bad.. i > know.. i could not cut and paste there. i could have maybe > done "mergemaster -p > file.out" but i didn't. oops. that was > stupid. > > > > > Passwords are not stored in /etc/passwd, there is /etc/pwd.db, > > /etc/master.passwd and /etc/spwd.db, too. All are required for the > > system to be fully functional. The latter two contain the passwords in > > encrypted form. You might want to try to restore these files in > > particular. > > okay.. /etc/passwd was in /var/tmp/etc/passwd, so the others will > be similarly so? i can handle this. > > > > > BTW: Your mailer appears to be broken. Some of your postings are > > really difficult to read, it seems as if quoted postings aren't marked > > properly, for example with a ">". > > sorry. i use pine. ">" marks recursively who is saying what. i > cut and pasted hurredly which i guess is stupid. it sounds like you > are giving me good advice that i can easily follow. i will try that > and get back to you. it might be more easy to look at the links i gave, > but i posted a lot of makesplat that got that guy mad at me. you can > scroll all the way to the bottom and see what the latest is maybe you > can follow. > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > >
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