On Tue, 02 Nov 2004 21:01:35 -0500, Gerard Samuel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, so I upgraded, ran mergemaster, and merged /etc/group (and > /etc/master.passwd I think) via mergemaster. > I merged those files to retain my non root user account. > I rebooted, and I haven't been able to log into my non root account. > I tried to readd the account via adduser, but it says that the user > already exists. > So I tried rmuser, and it says that the user doesn't exist. > So I manually removed the account name from /etc/group, > /etc/master.passwd, /etc/passwd, > and tried to add the user, via adduser. > When it tries to add the user, it fails (dont remember the message right > now). > Anyone has any suggestions on how I can get the old user account back?? > N.B. I did back up /etc before mergemaster... > Thanks
What is the result of pwd_mkdb -C /etc/master.passwd ? Perhaps copy your backup copy of master.passwd and then regenerate your passwd file via pwd_mkdb -p See pwd_mkdb(8) for more info Nelis _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
