Description of problem: applied updates to mga4 and installer offered to clobber my /etc/fstab. Not sure if this should be Normal or Major -- chose Major because it puts users too close to losing /etc/fstab Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: not sure Steps to Reproduce: 1. apply updates 2. installation finishes and gives: setup-2.7.20-9.mga4.noarch:/etc/fstab Original fstab: # Entry for /dev/sda1 : UUID=2a81ed6c-73e3-4a97-9727-a169c5ce0287 / ext4 acl,noatime 1 1 # Entry for /dev/sda6 : UUID=08a92e95-f14b-452f-bca6-516ed70b4fb3 /home ext4 acl,noatime 1 2 # Entry for /dev/sdc1 : ## not usually mounted #UUID=85B0-3276 /media/windows vfat umask=000,iocharset=utf8 0 0 # Entry for /dev/sdb2 : #UUID=877dc6c1-6916-4494-8cb5-8ac3bdc34083 /mnt/hd ext4 noatime,acl 1 2 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 # Entry for /dev/sda5 : UUID=b39a52e4-9d9a-44a1-8734-36abcf9f1489 swap swap defaults 0 0 fstab.rpmnew: none /proc proc defaults 0 0 Changes: --- /etc/fstab 2013-12-03 22:01:02.256205988 -0500 +++ /etc/fstab.rpmnew 2012-03-15 15:08:24.000000000 -0400 @@ -1,11 +1 @@ -# Entry for /dev/sda1 : -UUID=2a81ed6c-73e3-4a97-9727-a169c5ce0287 / ext4 acl,noatime 1 1 -# Entry for /dev/sda6 : -UUID=08a92e95-f14b-452f-bca6-516ed70b4fb3 /home ext4 acl,noatime 1 2 -# Entry for /dev/sdc1 : -#UUID=85B0-3276 /media/windows vfat umask=000,iocharset=utf8 0 0 -# Entry for /dev/sdb2 : -#UUID=877dc6c1-6916-4494-8cb5-8ac3bdc34083 /mnt/hd ext4 noatime,acl 1 2 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 -# Entry for /dev/sda5 : -UUID=b39a52e4-9d9a-44a1-8734-36abcf9f1489 swap swap defaults 0 0 Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce:
The same update also offered to change my /etc/shadow to this: root:*:16053:0:99999:7::: bin:*:16053:0:99999:7::: daemon:*:16053:0:99999:7::: adm:*:16053:0:99999:7::: lp:*:16053:0:99999:7::: sync:*:16053:0:99999:7::: mail:*:16053:0:99999:7::: news:*:16053:0:99999:7::: uucp:*:16053:0:99999:7::: operator:*:16053:0:99999:7::: games:*:16053:0:99999:7::: nobody:*:16053:0:99999:7::: which would make the system unusable with no way to login -- the root password would be removed and all my userids removed also...
You mean you did a live upgrade with rpmdrake & MgaUpdate? Not with the classic DVD installer?
Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFOCC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
If you mean mcc's "Software Management->Update your system"; then yes. Just Like I've always done -- I never use DVD installs.
Humm, it's not supposed to offer people to merge changes for /etc/fstab or shadow...
Agree.. especially with mostly empty files... Got what you need? Or do you need me to send along the list of packages that got updated all at once (~480 since I got busy for about a week)?
well it's the setup rpm no ? looks not blocker as I think it's not updated in a stable release
Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)Component: Installer => RPM PackagesSee Also: (none) => https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12006Summary: update offers to empty /etc/fstab => setup rpm update offers to empty /etc/fstab and /etc/shadowSource RPM: (none) => setup,Severity: major => critical
Dup *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 12006 ***
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDSee Also: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12006 => (none)Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATESource RPM: setup, => rpmdrake
CC: (none) => identity.mageia.orgSee Also: (none) => https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14089