Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 19:28:52 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: ptitoliv <ptitoliv@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mergemaster on a distant system Message-ID: <20041204182852.GA17775@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <41B1F89B.5050501@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> References: <41B1F89B.5050501@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net>
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On Sat, Dec 04, 2004 at 06:49:15PM +0100, ptitoliv wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I would like to upgrade one of my FreeBSD boxes but I have a little > problem with the mergemaster. It is said in the handbook that is > necessary to reboot on single mode in order to modify config file using > mergemaster. But the problem is that the box concerned is not physically > accessible (only with SSH). So what are the possibles solutions in order > to upgrade my FreeBSD in a clean way ? It is not necessary to reboot or go into single user mode in order to run mergemaster, and I doubt the handbook says it is necessary. It is sometimes necessary to reboot with a new kernel to let installworld work properly, but most of the time rebooting is not needed. It is usually a good idea to boot into single-user mode to make sure that there is no programs running in the background that can disrupt/be disrupted by the upgrade process, but it is rarely necessary. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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