[arch-general] util-linux pacman error, file conflicts (safe to force?)

[David C. Rankin]

Tom, All,

   I ran into the following error regarding util-linux upgrade. I've looked in 
the forum and the website, but nothing specific to it. The error is:

(72/72) checking for file conflicts 
[###########################################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
util-linux: /bin/login exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/chfn exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/chsh exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/login exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/chfn exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/chsh exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/newgrp exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/sbin/vigr exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/sbin/vipw exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/chfn.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/chsh.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/login.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/newgrp.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man8/vigr.8.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man8/vipw.8.gz exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

   Is this safe to force? I ask because I don't want to kill login by forcing 
if there is a preferred way to do this.... What say the experts?

(this has happened on all my boxes..)


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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.