Re: Upgrade from source to RC1: problems with /etc : lost users

On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:14 AM, Ed Schouten wrote:

> * Tom Evans <tevans.uk@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 or keep your local one.
>=20
> It would have been so awesome if our /etc/master.passwd and /etc/group
> included an #include directive.

Or a tool like etcupdate, which provides 3-way diff functionality, was =
available in base..
-Garrett=
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