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To: Mike Doyle <relyod@co-operation-ireland.ie>
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Subject: Re: Upgrade 3.2 -> 4.x easy?
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I you have a server running FreeBSD 3.2 I would check into cvsup'ing you 
system.
Read /usr/src/UPDATING though, before you run a make world, etc.

Jan



Mike Doyle wrote:

> I have a server running FreeBSD 3.2
> I would like to upgrade to 4.1 or 4.2 (I have the CD set for 
> 4.1 at hand)
> 
> Will using the /stand/sysinstall upgrade be fairly 
> painless or should I plan to nuke the whole thing and start again?
> 
> The shorter the "downtime" required the better.
> 
> Any advice on such an upgrade would be much appreciated. Last time I
> migrated (2.2.5 -> 3.2) it was at the same time as I installed new
> server hardware so I simply installed the new OS in the new PC and re-created
> the user accounts.
> 
> The server is primarily an intranet web/email server. :-)
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