Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 13:11:34 +0200 From: Bram Schoenmakers <bramschoenmakers@xs4all.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Security Patches using freebsd-update(8) Message-ID: <200705131311.34222.bramschoenmakers@xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <C8136904-3FD5-40DB-B932-2CD686655A2C@rottnic.nl> References: <C8136904-3FD5-40DB-B932-2CD686655A2C@rottnic.nl>
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Op maandag 07 mei 2007, schreef Guido Demmenie: > I'm really glad the FreeBSD team brought freebsd-update(8) in the > base system. Now I can do my security patches with much less hassle. > But i have one question about this great tool. > > When do I have to reboot? > > I know that most of the time you just restart a daemon and your > finished. But with the security patches I'm not sure when it is a > kernel module or just a daemon that I updated, so even if it is a > daemon I don't know which one to restart. > > I cannot find any information on the web about this. So can anyone > tell me how I can figure out if I have to reboot my machine. Bumping... since I'm interested in the answer as well. On Google there's almost no additional info about freebsd-update, only the 'official' page describing what the tool is. Kind regards, -- Bram Schoenmakers What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind. (Punch, 1855)
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