Re: Updating problem

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

On 20 Sep 2008, at 10:20, Ling Xiaoheng wrote:
> \
> They are looks have different, In Tracking NetBSD-current we should  
> do:
> Follow the instruction in the output for fixing obsolete files, for  
> example:
> # /usr/src/usr.sbin/postinstall/postinstall -s /usr/src -d // fix
> defaults mtree obsolete
> but it dont have in the NetBSD Guide Book.
>
> Is that very important?

Yes.

> can i skip this step?

Not if you don't want to risk to turn your system into a door stopper.

> I do it like step and output is:
>
> linyin# /usr/src/usr.sbin/postinstall/postinstall -s /usr/src -d //
> fix defaults mtree obsolete

You should start with ...

/usr/src/usr.sbin/postinstall/postinstall -s /usr/src -d / check

... look what actually needs to be fixed.

        Kind regards

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