suggestion for /usr/src/UPDATING

[Holger Kipp]

On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 07:10:44AM -0700, Kenneth Stailey wrote:
> Can a one-line example of how to invoke adduser to add new accounts like
> "proxy" be added to /usr/src/UPDATING?  That way people could just
> cut-and-paste the accounts into place when upgrading.

Use mergemaster for this:
mergemaster -p (this is in /usr/src/UPDATING (CURRENT) for 20040308)
  to create required user account 'proxy'.

mergemaster -p (this is in /usr/src/UPDATING (STABLE) for 20020404)
  (iirc this was for sendmail)

apart from that, 'man adduser' is your friend :-)


I always found it quite interesting(*) to read all UPDATING-Entries
starting from the last time I updated my systems - apart from
reading (some) mailings to stable- and current-mailinglist - and
to always expect the unexpected whilst using current... :-)

Regards,
Holger Kipp

(*) sometimes even enlightening, but due to enhanced stupidity
    (I'm over 30 now) this does not always work <sigh>.