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mmax
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 Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2002 6:07 pm Post subject: emerge update |
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* Regenerating GNU info directory index...
* Processed 55 info files.
* IMPORTANT: 14 config files in /etc need updating. <----------How to fix this???
* Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. |
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tod
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2002 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: emerge update |
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| mmax wrote: | * Regenerating GNU info directory index...
* Processed 55 info files.
* IMPORTANT: 14 config files in /etc need updating. <----------How to fix this???
* Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. |
Hi!
Did you read the next line?
hth
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gilgames
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| Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2002 7:32 pm Post subject: Re: emerge update |
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| mmax wrote: | How to fix this???
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just do:
this gives you the ability to do
which streamlines the merging/upgrading/trashing of your configfiles |
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Sylhouette
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe a stupid question !
a file like /etc/._cfg0000_fstab does it needs to be replaced in my opinion it doesn't or am i going to mis things then
SEcondly files in /etc/init.d they are really important but you can't expect to open every file and go through all the changes manually or is it just that way
Third A file like httpd.conf is this one done in the right way by gentoolkit ?? or will it mess up large config files
Best Regards
Johan
I am a liitle paranoid with this kind of things |
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klieber
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| Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Sylhouette wrote: | | a file like /etc/._cfg0000_fstab does it needs to be replaced in my opinion it doesn't or am i going to mis things then |
It depends on how your system is configured. Each system is different, thus the decision is left up to the sysadmin.
| Sylhouette wrote: | | SEcondly files in /etc/init.d they are really important |
Any file within /etc is Really Important.
| Sylhouette wrote: | | but you can't expect to open every file and go through all the changes manually or is it just that way |
It's just that way. Are you familiar with 'diff'? It should make this process much easier. Just type:
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and it will show you only the lines that have changed between versions.
| Sylhouette wrote: | | I am a liitle paranoid with this kind of things |
That's good -- you should be. You can render your system useless if you mess up the right (or wrong) /etc file.
Remember, Gentoo's main appeal is the fact that you can build exactly the tools you want, optimized for your platform, with the end result being a fully customized, optimized linux box. The price you pay is that you have to spend more time configuring things. To put it another way -- Gentoo is a race car, like a Ferarri -- it requires a lot of tuning. If you want a Chevy, buy a Chevy.
--kurt
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james
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 1:09 am Post subject: emerge update |
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Hi All.
Looked all over for how to "fix" those files needing updating. Emerged gentoolkit and typed etc-update. Really simple and fast!
Just remember to *READ* what the changes are!!!!
Or else you'll be booting from the CD to change the password 
HTH,
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klieber
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| Posted: Mon May 06, 2002 11:50 am Post subject: Re: emerge update |
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| james wrote: | | Emerged gentoolkit and typed etc-update. Really simple and fast! |
Glad it worked for you. Just be aware that other folks have had serious problems using gentoolkit and etc-update. Probably would be a good idea to make sure you're backing up your /etc directory regularly. (in fact, there's a discussion in the thread linked above that talks about a script to do just that on boot-up.)
--kurt
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