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Date:      Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:50:25 +0200
From:      Pietro Cerutti <gahr@gahr.ch>
To:        Jean-Paul Natola <jnatola@familycareintl.org>,  User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: buildworld   inquiry
Message-ID:  <468E64C1.3000608@gahr.ch>
In-Reply-To: <3A85D7EF44E1C744BF6434691F5659E9702CE9@www.fcimail.org>
References:  <3A85D7EF44E1C744BF6434691F5659E9702CE9@www.fcimail.org>

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Jean-Paul Natola wrote:
> Hi all,
Hello,

> 
> After failing to upgrade to 6.2 , I'm taking a members advice and going to
> buildworld-
> 
> I have two questions-
> 
> How long will it take-
Hard to guess.. I have a PIII w/ 128M of ram and it takes around an hour
or so...

> And do I need to stop the other programs from running -
No.
You just have to reboot for the "installworld" step.
Consult /usr/src/UPDATING (around line 390) for the right procedure.

> 
> The reason I ask is because I use the bsd box as a mail filter 
> 
> Running Exim SA and ClamAv so I need to know how long it would take if I have
> to take it off line-

As said, just the time it takes to installworld, which is much less than
it takes to buildworld, let's say a dozen of minutes...


> Jean-Paul Natola
> Network Administrator
> Information Technology
> Family Care International
> 588 Broadway Suite 503
> New York, NY 10012
> Phone:212-941-5300 xt 36
> Fax:  212-941-5563
> Mailto: Jnatola@Familycareintl.org

-- 
Pietro Cerutti

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