pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd
Cheers,
Matthew
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.
That did it! Now I can login as nonroot and startx.
I found pwd_mkdb in my searching, but would not have known to use '-p'. I
might have done
pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd
from
pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd
Cheers,
Matthew
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.
That did it! Now I can login as nonroot and startx.
(snip)
Sorry, I didn't mean to send this old message again! I changed this message to
send to freebsd-stable list, saved
from Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and group
files - if you have added local users you must not say yes to this,
you must either merge the changes in or keep your
from Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and group
files - if you have added local users you must not say yes to this,
you must either merge the changes in or keep your
On 28/10/2011 11:05, Thomas Mueller wrote:
I still can't login as any nonroot user, even though I see the lines
in /etc/master.passwd, which I copied back from backup, and if I
startx as root, there is no response to keyboard or mouse.
pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd
Cheers,
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Thomas Mueller
mueller6...@bellsouth.net wrote:
Update: the fix didn't work, even though I have the necessary things in
master.passwd and /etc/rc.conf .
Did you re-run pwd_mkdb?
How does one run mergemaster without running roughshod over existing
On Friday, October 28, 2011 4:43:28 am Thomas Mueller wrote:
from Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and group
files - if you have added local users you must not
On Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:14:51 am Ed Schouten wrote:
* Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com, 20111027 13:06:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and group
files - if you have added local users you
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011, John Baldwin wrote:
On Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:14:51 am Ed Schouten wrote:
* Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com, 20111027 13:06:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and
On 10/28/2011 01:43, Thomas Mueller wrote:
How does one run mergemaster without running roughshod over existing
configuration?
Carefully? :) Seriously ... always use the -P option, and/or add
PRESERVE_FILES in your mergemaster rc file. Watch the changes carefully.
If you have to, do the
On 10/28/2011 07:57, kama wrote:
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011, John Baldwin wrote:
On Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:14:51 am Ed Schouten wrote:
* Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com, 20111027 13:06:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Doug Barton do...@freebsd.org wrote:
On 10/28/2011 01:43, Thomas Mueller wrote:
How does one run mergemaster without running roughshod over existing
configuration?
Carefully? :) Seriously ... always use the -P option, and/or add
PRESERVE_FILES in your
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Kevin Oberman kob6...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Doug Barton do...@freebsd.org wrote:
On 10/28/2011 01:43, Thomas Mueller wrote:
How does one run mergemaster without running roughshod over existing
configuration?
Carefully? :)
On 10/28/2011 20:09, Kevin Oberman wrote:
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Doug Barton do...@freebsd.org wrote:
On 10/28/2011 01:43, Thomas Mueller wrote:
How does one run mergemaster without running roughshod over existing
configuration?
Carefully? :) Seriously ... always use the -P
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Doug Barton do...@freebsd.org wrote:
On 10/28/2011 20:09, Kevin Oberman wrote:
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Doug Barton do...@freebsd.org wrote:
On 10/28/2011 01:43, Thomas Mueller wrote:
How does one run mergemaster without running roughshod over existing
On 10/28/2011 20:44, Kevin Oberman wrote:
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Doug Barton do...@freebsd.org wrote:
On 10/28/2011 20:09, Kevin Oberman wrote:
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Doug Barton do...@freebsd.org wrote:
On 10/28/2011 01:43, Thomas Mueller wrote:
How does one run
pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd
Cheers,
Matthew
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.
That did it! Now I can login as nonroot and startx.
I found pwd_mkdb in my searching, but would not have known to use '-p'. I
might have done
pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd
from
I just finished the upgrade from source from 9.0-BETA2 to RC1, and I find two
problems.
First, I lost my users; nonroot user names are not recognized, if for instance
I type
passwd arlene
I already tried to login as arlene with old password, no good.
I copied the /etc directory to a backup
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Thomas Mueller
mueller6...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I just finished the upgrade from source from 9.0-BETA2 to RC1, and I find two
problems.
First, I lost my users; nonroot user names are not recognized, if for
instance I type
passwd arlene
I already tried
* Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com, 20111027 13:06:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and group
files - if you have added local users you must not say yes to this,
you must either merge the changes in
On 27/10/2011 11:22, Thomas Mueller wrote:
I just finished the upgrade from source from 9.0-BETA2 to RC1, and I find two
problems.
First, I lost my users; nonroot user names are not recognized, if for
instance I type
passwd arlene
I already tried to login as arlene with old password, no
On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:14 AM, Ed Schouten wrote:
* Tom Evans tevans...@googlemail.com, 20111027 13:06:
I have had this happen before, the PEBKAC. When running mergemaster,
it will prompt you to install new passwd, master.passwd and group
files - if you have added local users you must not say
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