From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 1 22:12:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B6C610656ED for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:12:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bruce@cran.org.uk) Received: from muon.cran.org.uk (brucec-1-pt.tunnel.tserv4.nyc4.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f06:c09::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 086998FC29 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:12:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bruce@cran.org.uk) Received: from muon.cran.org.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by muon.cran.org.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 649A91924A; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:12:16 +0000 (GMT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on muon X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=8.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from gluon.draftnet (unknown [IPv6:2a01:348:10f:0:240:f4ff:fe57:9871]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by muon.cran.org.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:12:16 +0000 (GMT) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:12:04 +0100 From: Bruce Cran To: "Simon Griffiths" Message-ID: <20090401231204.55e562a5@gluon.draftnet> In-Reply-To: <000f01c9b312$3d148cf0$b73da6d0$@griffiths@tenenbaum.co.uk> References: <000f01c9b312$3d148cf0$b73da6d0$@griffiths@tenenbaum.co.uk> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.14.7; i386-portbld-freebsd7.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build/Install world via ssh X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:12:14 -0000 On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:38:47 +0100 "Simon Griffiths" wrote: > Hello, > > I tried to get an answer to this via web searches etc. I have a > freebsd 7 box that I plan on upgrading remotely via > > Make buildworld > Make buildkernel KERNCONF=xyz > > Now im stuck, I cannot get it down to single user because I only have > access via ssh. Would it hurt to > > Make installkernel KERNCONF=xyz > Make installworld > > Mergemaster etc. > > Reboot > > ? > Don't forget a 'mergemaster -p' too before installing. Officially running installworld in multi-user mode isn't supported because although it usually works, it can fail. What I do when upgrading over ssh is to kill off everything except sshd and essential things like ppp so as little as possible is left that could cause problems - that includes cron and syslogd. I've never had any problems but I know it's discouraged because you could be left with a broken system if something does go wrong. -- Bruce Cran