[Fug-washdc] Prerelease issue...

[doug at safeport.com]

Ben /etc/motd exists in current. I strongly doubt it was removed from 4.9.

You did not say if this was an update or a fresh install. I assume the later.
However the errors are rather like mergemaster run amok.


On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Ben H. wrote:

> Hello,
>
>   I just installed the 4.9PreRelease via FTP from:
>
>  ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/
>      snapshots/i386/4.9-PRERELEASE-20030901-JPSNAP/
>
> It was the only place I could find and access the
> directory.  I installed using the floppies.
>
> Now I created a user and can log in but...
>
>   1. No "message of the day" displays...
>         the file "/etc/motd" does exist.
>
>   2. My prompt shows: "1001 at hostname" after I
>         uncomment the prompt section in .shrc
>
>   3. Is there anything else deactivated that
>         I should know about??
>
> Please help, Thanks!
>
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