Hi Jud, Thanks for the information here.
I'll check those files as and when I get the chance. The wrapper port *was* installed, and WORKING before I cvsup'd the system. I'll check .xinitrc files in both root and any of the restored user accounts. Stacey Quoting Jud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 7/24/2002 4:06:16 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Hello Brian, > > Thanks for the reply. > > > >As I'm actually still going through bringing the up to a "usable > state", > the > >disappeared user accounts are not too much of a problem at the > moment. Its the > >lack of authentication for root login I'm really concerned with on this > > point! > > > >I'll take a look at XFree86Config and check for anything untoward. I've > > not used > >ktrace, nor kdump before. Are they used in the same way as truss? > > > >However, as I do intend on upgrading XFree86 to XFree86-4.2.1 > today, would it be > >more effective to re-install (remove > install latest version), or > simply > >upgrade the current version (via portupgrade)? > > > >ps waux - show process report, [-a: include all process with a tty > session] + > >[-u: report user ID for each process listed] + [-w: show wide output] > > > >So, seeing that apache is configured to start on bootup, I would have > expected > >to see a process called httpd running with variou runtime options > listed > in the > >returned process table - which of course, I don't. > > > >I really am hoping that I could aviod having the reinstall FBSD again > here. This > >install's taken well over two days of debugging already:- > > > >initial install took the default XFree86-3.3.6x (didn't want that) > >The box hung at installation when I included gnome desktop (hence > only > >XFree86-4.0.2 installed this time around) > > > > > >Well., thanks again for taking the time, Brian. Hope that what I've > included > >here lights a few bulbs in a few peoples' heads before too long. > > > >Stacey > > > >Quoting "Brian T. Schellenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> On Wednesday 24 July 2002 03:40 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > >> | Hi Doug, > >> | Thanks for getting back to me. I actually got around that > problem > >> in the > >> | end. > >> | > >> | However upon completing the upgrade, I noticed a couple of things: > >> | > >> | 1] startx has stopped working (just XFree86-4.0.2 from the 4.4 CD > Set, > >> no > >> | gnome of kde installed as yet) > >> > >> Hard to say. Does /etc/X11/XFree86Config look like it always did? > >> Might want to ktrace/kdump and see what it's really calling. > >> > >> | typing "startx" for any user just sits there doing nothing (after 5 > >> mins or > >> | so I killed it with cttrl c) > >> | > >> | 2] All user account except that for root disappeared. > >> > >> Something went wrong with mergemaster. Perhaps you installed > when you > >> should > >> have merged. (Or perhaps the problem is with the weird make stuff > you > >> cite > >> below. I don't believe that I ever did anything of the sort and > things > >> worked ok for me.) > >> > >> Regardless, the solution is simple: > >> Restore your /etc/passwd /etc/master.passwd from backup. > >> > >> | 3] During bootup apache failed with "unable to find my FQDN". > After > >> login > >> | (as root) "ps waux | grep httpd" returns nothing. > >> > >> Sorry, that's Greek to me. > >> > >> | 4] The box does not ask me to enter a password when logging in as > root > >> on > >> | the console > >> > >> See [2] above. > > Sounds like (after taking Brian's advice) you may want to do > /stand/sysinstall (as root) and choose the option to add users. Check > the www group in /etc/groups after you do this to add anyone you want > to be able to use Apache. Apache is looking for your "fully qualified > domain name" - I'd look in /etc/hosts to see if you need to add back > anything there that may have been lost in the upgrade. > > Re startx, after you have a look at the X11 config and get your users > straightened out, you'll want to reinstall wrapper from X11 ports. Oh, > and BTW, do you still have .xinitrc files in root and $HOME? > > Jud > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
