> Dear Gregory,
> 
> Thank you for replying to my email with the games.telstra.com/gamearena/
> site it was very helpful.

No worries.
 
> I tried the instruction on a test machine in the email below:
> and after the installation has completed I typed in "cp kernel.GENERIC
> kernel" then reboot the computer
> 
> I am now currently running :
> 
> backup# uname -a
> FreeBSD backup.freebsbsd.org 4.6-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE #0: Tue Jun 11
> 06:14:12 GMT 2002
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386
> backup#
> 
> After the upgrade I am experiencing the following probelms with FreeBSD:
> 
> 1) After FreeBSD has booted up I can't seem to log in with my old usernames
> and password, I have checked /etc/passwd and I can't find the usernames.
> 
> 2)When the machine boots up and I try to start the PostgreSQL service I get
> the following error message
> backup# ./010.pgsql.sh start
> PGDATA: Undefined variable.
>  pgsqlbackup#
> 
> 3)When the machine boots up and I try to start the MySQL service I get the
> following error message:
> backup#   ./mysql-server.sh  start
>  mysqldbackup#  pschown: mysql: illegal user name
> 
> 4)When I load webmin to test it everything works fine expect Webmin still
> shows I am running Version 0.93 on backup.freebsbsd.org (FreeBSD 4.3) after
> the upgrade
> 
> Does anyone in the mailing list know how to solve the problems?
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

This is a bit of conjecture on my part since its ages since I've done
it with sysinstall (I usually upgrade via the cvsup / buildworld method). 

I dimly remember, but may be wrong, that many files in /etc are 
archived somewhere else by the install and you are supposed to copy
back the ones you need. Can anyone confirm or correct that?

If so, that would be the source of at least some of your problems. 
You will need to copy back your old passwd and group files, possibly 
mergin in any new groups or users that were added by the install 
(possibilities include sshd, smmsp etc). Use diff on the archived and
new versions to check for additions / deletions. 

Cheers,
Greg

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