Re: gentoo passwd question

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Author: mike hoy
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: gentoo passwd question
thanks for the reply, i'm glad it wasn't me.

mike h
--- Rudolfo Munguia <> wrote:

> Environment / Profile
>
> Wierdest I have seen yet: on 2004-2 after compiling
> the kernel ( on an
> upgrade of afformentioned servers ) from Stage1
> install, Server A
> progressed fine through recognizing hardware on
> boot, Server B
> reported that there were no modules available and
> proceeded to throw
> out hundreds of lines of RC_Tree messages. And would
> allow root login,
> but there were no services available other than
> basic kernel level.
>
> I ended up just DD'ing server A's drive since they
> were identical ( we
> had a deadline to meet). After checking through some
> of the forums and
> bugs, it seems that the environment and/or profile
> will get stuck in
> an old state. How the install scripts miss that, I
> don't know....
>
> I just go and manually check for the current
> profiles and correct
> ENV_xxxx variables upon new installs now.
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:05:47 -0800 (PST), mike hoy
> <> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yet another gentoo question:
> >
> > I'm was booted up to the live cd, doing a stage 2
> > install and after doing just about everything shy
> of
> > installing lilo i have a weird problem. I can't
> type
> > #passwd and start the set password set for root.
> When
> > I type #passwd it states: bash: passwd: command
> not
> > found.
> >
> > the only way to get it to work was to ctrl alt f2
> and
> > then type #passwd and it worked. then i tried to
> > finish up in that window and tried #emerge slocate
> >
> > and then it said bash: emerge: command not found
> >
> > so i went back to ctrl alt f1 and emerge worked.
> any
> > reason why this happens?
> >
> > mike h
> >
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