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

[Tom Gundersen]

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Mateusz Loskot <mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
> On 9 July 2012 17:11, Daniel Wallace <daniel.wallace at gatech.edu> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 04:52:08PM +0100, Mateusz Loskot wrote:
>>> On 9 July 2012 16:49, David C. Rankin <drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
>>> > 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
>>>
>>> > [...]
>>>
>>> Check the ArchLinux ARM forum:
>>>
>>> http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3036&p=18467
>>>
>>> where filesystem upgrade is suggested:
>>>
>>> pacman -Syuf
>>>
>>> But, I'd wait until someone confirms it is the right way to go.
>>
>> never -Syuf
>> never -Suf
>> never force an upgrade
>
> In this particular case, what about:
>
> pacman -Syu --ignore filesystem && pacman -S filesystem --force

This is a separate issue, which there was a news item about. David's
question was not about filesystem, but about util-linux/shadow.

Cheers,

Tom