From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Nov 19 22:14:06 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA35916A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:14:06 -0800 (PST)
Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net
	[205.152.59.70])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D80BF43F85
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:14:05 -0800 (PST)
	(envelope-from b_cassidy@bellsouth.net)
Received: from bellsouth.net ([68.214.83.181])
	by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.netSMTP
	<20031120061405.LFNH20840.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@bellsouth.net>;
	Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:14:05 -0500
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:18:49 -0600
From: Bryan Cassidy <b_cassidy@bellsouth.net>
To: Kevin McKay <kevin@dhapdigital.com>
Message-Id: <20031120011849.644d36fb.b_cassidy@bellsouth.net>
In-Reply-To: <3FBBA719.5010404@dhap.com>
References: <000801c3ae5b$44595cf0$0599a440@linuxops.com>
	<44fzgk4egj.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
	<3FBBA719.5010404@dhap.com>
X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.7 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.9)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Security question
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 06:14:07 -0000

I don't know anything about using sysinstall for security
patches/upgrades etc. WHat your looking for I think is cvsup. Please
read the handbook on Using CVSUP to get the latests source updates,
security patches for your release and even updating to a different
RELEASE or -CURRENT or -STABLE.

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:23:37 -0800
Kevin McKay <kevin@dhapdigital.com> wrote:

> So it will not just grab the latest patched binaries for 5.1? I am not
> 
> sure I understand. Is it just for updating between releases and not
> for keeping the current release up to date?
> 
> Kevin
> 
> Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> 
> >"Kevin McKay" <kevin@dhap.com> writes:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I have read through the documentation but have not been able to find
> >>a definite answer. I am running a pretty core install of 5.1 minimal
> >>+ bind9, postfix, apache, ssh, no ports collection. Here is my
> >>question. When I run the binary update from sysinstall will that
> >>take care of the earlier ssh vulnerability and update apache postfix
> >>and bind to the most current version?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >You normally need to run the sysinstall from the version you're
> >updating to.  You could configure your system's sysinstall to load in
> >the later version, and it should be compatible, but I don't know the
> >syntax for that offhand...
> >  
> >
> 
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"