How to fix a broken owner for files from world & build from ports?

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in message <op.wrms0fqkqhadp0 at freebsd>,
wrote Ralf Mardorf thusly...
>
> Hi :)
>
> I hope it's ok, when I open a new thread for this issue.
> First I need to know what files have a bad owner.
>
> I'm running
> # freebsd-update IDS >> outfile_28Jan2013.ids
> perhaps this will give some useful output, regarding to a wrong owner for
> files from world.
>
> It's still running.
>
> I still have no idea how to check this for the files build from ports.

If I understand your problem correctly, it is of incorrect owner &
group. If so, are there any problems with just running "chown -R" on
the parent directory (say /usr/local, where ports are installed by
default)?


  - parv

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