Bug 18903

Summary: pkg_add deleted its own database
Product: Base System Reporter: duffner <duffner>
Component: binAssignee: Mike Heffner <mikeh>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: 3.4-STABLE   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description duffner 2000-05-30 16:30:01 UTC 
	pkg_add deleted the whole /var/db/pkg database.
        I downloaded the linux-netscape6 port and wanted to install it.
        It said something along the lines of "package   already installed....bla..FORCE_PKG_REGISTER..
        You know the stuff. Somehow, the port didn't have a name on it. I foolishly FORCEd it anyway,
        and it just deleted my whole /var/db/pkg directory and placed the linux-netscape stuff
        in it.
        This is bad.

Fix: 

none known.
How-To-Repeat: 
        kids, don't try this at home....
        Maybe this happend, because I don't have the other port-dependencies ?
Comment 1 Mike Heffner freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-23 06:39:35 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->feedback

There have been several changes since 3.4, could you try again and see 
if it's still a problem?
Comment 2 Mike Heffner freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-23 06:39:35 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->mikeh

I'll handle feedback.
Comment 3 Mike Heffner freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-25 01:11:59 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed

Believed to be fixed. Submitter reports problem hasn't recurred with 4.3.