#41592: Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root -----------------------------+-------------------------------- Reporter: Peter_Dyballa@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: base | Version: 2.2.1 Keywords: macports gid | Port: -----------------------------+-------------------------------- I had to reinstall Mac OS X (10.6.8, Snow Leopard) and did it from a TimeMachine backup. I tried to preserve UIDs and GIDs by first logging in as some temporary user, but Migration Assistant mixed things up: {{{ pete 138 /\ dscl . -read /Users/macports dsAttrTypeNative:_writers_hint: macports dsAttrTypeNative:_writers_jpegphoto: macports dsAttrTypeNative:_writers_LinkedIdentity: macports dsAttrTypeNative:_writers_picture: macports AppleMetaNodeLocation: /Local/Default GeneratedUID: E11D654A-D0EE-4C3C-9948-BF7521261E76 NFSHomeDirectory: /opt/local/var/macports/home Password: * PrimaryGroupID: 502 RealName: MacPorts RecordName: macports RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Users UniqueID: 504 UserShell: /usr/bin/false pete 140 /\ dscl . -read /Groups/macports AppleMetaNodeLocation: /Local/Default GeneratedUID: DEA250F0-ED86-4340-8605-86E65F17E54D PrimaryGroupID: 501 RecordName: macports RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Groups }}} So when I uninstalled old and deactivated packages port would the warning in the subject. I fixed this by running {{{ dscl . change /Users/macports PrimaryGroupID 502 501 }}} Is there more to perform? Like a 'chown -R ...' -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/41592> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X