Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On Thu, 2002-05-16 at 13:59, Nuno Teixeira wrote: Hi Chip, I has the same problem (and a lot of more problems) when I use mergemaster in my first update. At the time, someone said to me to use mergemaster in this form: # mergemaster -svia # mergemaster -svir The first command puts in /var/temproot all the files that differ from installed versions. The second one is manual. I always used this method and never had a problem. Bye, Nuno Teixeira I'll keep that handy. On my spare box I just reinstalled fbsd-4.4 and now am doing cvsup stable-supfile. I'm going to do the whole process over again to make sure I got it down. After all, what's a spare box for anyway? -- Chip W www.wiegand.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 04:23:08PM -0700, Chip Wiegand wrote: [...] #make installworld faild again, same message as before - required smmsp user ismissing. According to UPDATING running mergemaster would take care of this problem. That is where I am stuck. What to do now? You can add the smmsp user and group manually to /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group. Remember to run pwd_mkdb, and then try the mergemaster again -- Jonathan Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny - Kin Hubbard To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On Thu, May 16, 2002 at 11:27:08AM +1200, Jonathan Chen wrote: On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 04:23:08PM -0700, Chip Wiegand wrote: [...] #make installworld faild again, same message as before - required smmsp user ismissing. According to UPDATING running mergemaster would take care ofthis problem. That is where I am stuck. What to do now? You can add the smmsp user and group manually to /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group. Remember to run pwd_mkdb, and then try the mergemaster again The actual uids and gids can be found in /usr/src/etc/master.passwd and /usr/src/etc/group. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead. -- RFC 1925 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On 15 May 2002, Chip Wiegand wrote: #make buildworld #make buildkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC #make installkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC #shutdown now #make installworld failed - required smmsp user is missing #/usr/src/usr.sbin/mergemaster -p -p not recognized option /usr/src/usr.sbin/mergemaster; make all install (without any options) snip Not sure why mergmaster doesn't have a -p option if it's built from latest sources (mine does). You could always add the user and group yourself (installworld needs it to set file permissions...): in /etc/passwd (broken by me): smmsp:*:25:25::0:0:Sendmail Submission User:\ /var/spool/clientmqueue:/sbin/nologin in /etc/group: smmsp:*:25: Did you modify your kernel at all? Maybe you want to get building world down first... but you might as well tackle the kernel config file now, so you build a kernel optimized for your system. That would involve a cd to /sys/i386/conf, cp GENERIC YOURKERNEL, then vi (or your favorite editor) and commenting/adding as needed. Refer to LINT for more detail on specific options (and handbook). Later, -Mike -- They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjamin Franklin To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 17:27, Jonathan Chen wrote: On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 04:23:08PM -0700, Chip Wiegand wrote: [...] #make installworld faild again, same message as before - required smmsp user ismissing. According to UPDATING running mergemaster would take care ofthis problem. That is where I am stuck. What to do now? You can add the smmsp user and group manually to /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group. Remember to run pwd_mkdb, and then try the mergemaster again -- Jonathan Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the tips guys, it's running right now, has been for a while. I ran pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd, then ran mergemaster -p, and this time it worked. I don't know why mergemaster -p didn't work before. Even the -help screen did not show -p as an available option. Anyway, my first time at this and it appears to be going okay for now. Thanks, Chip W www.wiegand.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
[...] #make installworld faild again, same message as before - required smmsp user ismissing. According to UPDATING running mergemaster would take care of this problem. That is where I am stuck. What to do now? You can add the smmsp user and group manually to /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group. Remember to run pwd_mkdb, and then try the mergemaster again -- Jonathan Chen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the tips guys, it's running right now, has been for a while. I ran pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd, then ran mergemaster -p, and this time it worked. I don't know why mergemaster -p didn't work before. Even the -help screen did not show -p as an available option. Anyway, my first time at this and it appears to be going okay for now. Hey everyone, Do you think this is because he was running an older very of mergemaster? Perhaps it was necessary to run the recently built mergemaster. Afterall, mergemaster -p is run *before* make installworld and is thus an older version. Whereas, when running mergemaster after make installworld, the newer version is being used. Perhaps we should document that when you use mergemaster -p, it's probably safer to use the full path to the recently built mergemaster. -jj -- Users of C++ should consider hanging themselves rather than shooting their legs off--it's best not to use C++ simply as a better C. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On Wed, 15 May 2002, JJ Behrens wrote: Do you think this is because he was running an older very of mergemaster? That seemed likely, but as I recall (maybe I read the post wrong), he was trying to specify the full path to the newly-built mergemaster residing under /usr/src/usr.sbin... (Using the correct mergemaster is mentioned in UPDATING, which he said he'd read.) Later, -Mike -- They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjamin Franklin To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On Wed, 2002-05-15 at 18:51, Mike Hoskins wrote: On Wed, 15 May 2002, JJ Behrens wrote: Do you think this is because he was running an older very of mergemaster? That seemed likely, but as I recall (maybe I read the post wrong), he was trying to specify the full path to the newly-built mergemaster residing under /usr/src/usr.sbin... (Using the correct mergemaster is mentioned in UPDATING, which he said he'd read.) Later, -Mike Yes, I did use the full path to mergemaster. After it failed I tried again inside the directory /usr/src/use.sbin/, and it still did not work. This was before make installworld, as specified in UPDATING, of course. After I ran pwd_mkdb I ran mergemaster again with the -p option and it worked. I don't know if that utility had anything to do with it. But it did finally work, and now make installworld is running, half-an-hour now. Another question - In the handbook, 19.4.11 Update /dev, is the next step, but it is unnecessary if using devfs. I don't know if I am using devfs. UPDATING does not specify this step. Do I assume I am using devfs and assume another mergemaster will take care of it? Also in the handbook, 19.4.12 Update /stand, is not mentioned in the UPDATING file. I know the handbook says it is not necessary, but is this recommended? The UPDATING file specifies to run mergemaster again after installworld, I assume I run it without any options, correct? Then a reboot should finish up the process. Regards, Chip W www.wiegand.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
Re: makeworld problem - my first attempt at this
On 15 May 2002, Chip Wiegand wrote: The UPDATING file specifies to run mergemaster again after installworld, I assume I run it without any options, correct? Then a reboot should finish up the process. I usually do `mergemaster -i` after installworld. That will sync up any config changes between your system and the new src tree. If something like MAKEDEV gets installed, it will prompt you to rebuild your devices. *another pat on back for Douglas Barton* Later, -Mike -- They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. --Benjamin Franklin To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe freebsd-stable in the body of the message
