Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 11:39:06 -0800 From: Sam Nilsson <sam@servingpeace.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mergemaster on a distant system Message-ID: <41B2125A.5080401@servingpeace.com> In-Reply-To: <20041204182852.GA17775@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> References: <41B1F89B.5050501@frenchsuballiance.cjb.net> <20041204182852.GA17775@falcon.midgard.homeip.net>
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Erik Trulsson wrote: > 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. That's right. Just to chime in, I did the whole make buildworld ... buildkernel ... installworld ... mergemaster all over ssh yesterday. For me it wasn't much of a risk because the computer was in the same room. The biggest risk is that the new kernel doesn't boot up. I don't know how often that happens, but that is what I would worry about if I didn't have access to the boot prompt. Anyway, my upgade went flawlessly. Just shut down all services except for sshd that are running before you installworld and mergemaster. - Sam Nilsson
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