On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 3:34 AM, bofh <goodb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 3:22 AM, Tomas Bodzar <tomas.bod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 8:12 AM, bofh <goodb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> Can someone help me understand how sysmerge works? I made all the >>> config changes and then followed the instructions at >>> http://openbsd.org/faq/upgrade52.html and did this: >>> >>> # sysmerge -s $RELEASEPATH/etc52.tgz -x $RELEASEPATH/xetc52.tgz > > Btw, I did define RELEASEPATH and it did contain etc52.tgz and > xetc52.tgz :) Should have made that clear. > >> It always reports in the end where it's stored, but from man: >> >> TMPDIR Directory in which the work directory is created. If unset, >> this defaults to /var/tmp. >> >> ${TMPDIR}/sysmerge.XXXXXXXXXX Default work directory. The temproot and >> backup directories are created relative >> to >> this. >> >> So look in /var/tmp/sysmerge.SOMETHING > > It did create those while running, but after running, it cleaned > itself up and nothing was left. > > I kept reading - is sysmerge for use only on upgrades, for merging new > /etc things into the existing config? > > Is that what' I'm missing? So, since I did a full fidks/new install, > and then manually added the changes from my old box, sysmerge > essentially did nothing for me, since i started from a brand new > 5.2... > > > -- > http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk > "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." > -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. > "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or > internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks > factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford > learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30v_g83VHK4
-- http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30v_g83VHK4
