mtree: line 21: unknown user auditdistd

alexus alexus at gmail.com
Tue Oct 1 15:52:34 UTC 2013


I even sort of have that user...

f9# grep auditdistd /etc/*passwd
/etc/master.passwd:auditdistd:*:78:77::0:0:Auditdistd unprivileged
user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin
/etc/passwd:auditdistd:*:78:77:Auditdistd unprivileged
user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin
f9#



On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 11:32 AM, alexus <alexus at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've tried upgrading my FreeBSD 9.1 to 9.2 via freebsd-update and I guess
> I did something wrong and now I'm trying to run mergemaster and I'm unable
> to do so, although I do remember merging passwd file w/ new user auditdistd
>
> how can I re-run mergemaster?
>
> f9# mergemaster
>
> *** The directory specified for the temporary root environment,
>     /var/tmp/temproot, exists.  This can be a security risk if untrusted
>     users have access to the system.
>
>   Use 'd' to delete the old /var/tmp/temproot and continue
>   Use 't' to select a new temporary root directory
>   Use 'e' to exit mergemaster
>
>   Default is to use /var/tmp/temproot as is
>
> How should I deal with this? [Use the existing /var/tmp/temproot]
>
>    *** Leaving /var/tmp/temproot intact
>
> *** Creating the temporary root environment in /var/tmp/temproot
>  *** /var/tmp/temproot ready for use
>  *** Creating and populating directory structure in /var/tmp/temproot
>
> mtree: line 21: unknown user auditdistd
>
>   *** FATAL ERROR: Cannot 'cd' to /usr/src and install files to
>       the temproot environment
>
> f9#
>
>


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