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, /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. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"