Bob Proulx <b...@proulx.com> writes: > Joe Pfeiffer wrote: >> Due to some NIS misconfiguration (now fixed), I'm missing some groups >> (notably netdev and bluetooth) on one of my machines. Is there a way to >> determine which packages create those groups, so I can reinstall the >> packages? > > I would grep through the postinst scripts for packages that create > those groups. On my machine: > > $ cd /var/lib/dpkg/info > > $ find . -name '*.postinst' -exec grep -l -e netdev -e bluetooth {} + > ./avahi-daemon.postinst > ./gnome-bluetooth.postinst > ./bluez.postinst > ./wpasupplicant.postinst
This is exactly what I needed -- thanks! (I wasn't aware the postinst scripts were kept around) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1by5umvfcp....@pfeifferfamily.net