Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 23:59:27 -0200 From: "Dr. Rolf Jansen" <rj@obsigna.com> To: freebsd-cloud@freebsd.org Subject: What is the best method to keep FreeBSD on AWS-EC2 up to date? Message-ID: <E656B964-8E45-4CE5-AD6F-00A601A36714@obsigna.com>
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Hello! I did a trial setup on AWS-EC2 using the FreeBSD 10.2 AMI by Colin Percival from the AWS Marketplace. The installation went smooth by a few clicks, and everything is running fine for now. However, I got some doubts about the correct updating path, because the usage instructions of the AMI descriptions state: > … From there on, standard FreeBSD usage and system configuration applies, except that freebsd-update cannot be used (due to local patches needed for the FreeBSD/EC2 platform). When I cannot use freebsd-update, what else should I do to keep the system updated? The AMI got FreeBSD Release 10.2-p12. I am mostly concerned about the upcoming next patch levels. I guess, when it comes to a system upgrade, it would be best to create a new clean instance with the new system, get my stuff over and terminate the old instance. I only don't want to do this for every security patch. Many thanks in advance for your ideas. Best regards Rolfhelp
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