Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 19:33:56 +0100 From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> To: Chris Lott <chrisl@thethirdsector.com> Cc: "'freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Inherited a system Message-ID: <20010716193356.P27331@clan.nothing-going-on.org> In-Reply-To: <70CDD1EE3A2CD511993900104B0A30A201A76A@infinity.thethirdsector.com>; from chrisl@thethirdsector.com on Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 09:24:10AM -0800 References: <70CDD1EE3A2CD511993900104B0A30A201A76A@infinity.thethirdsector.com>
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--kZU6r8y0YpRwyDfh Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 09:24:10AM -0800, Chris Lott wrote: > I've inherited a FreeBSD system (uname says: 3.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 3.2-RELE= ASE > #0:). I have quite a bit of experience with Linux, but not much with > FreeBSD. I am impressed at this point because this box is the most stable= of > our underpowered boxes, but I am quite unclear on syhstem particulars.=20 >=20 > My main worries right now are: disaster recovery and upgrading to a more > recent version. This box does heavy duty service as a web server with a m= ix > of static and slash sites and a mail system (using PostFix) not to mention > backup DNS. Because there is so much stuff going on, some of which I am > probably unaware of, my normal upgrade procedure of wipe, install new OS, > and reinstall sites and apps isn't possible. >=20 > Should I worry about upgrading? Any advice about disaster recovery routin= es? In all honesty, your best bet would be to get a scratch machine handy, install FreeBSD on it, and admin it for a bit -- get to grips with the ports systems, where config files are kept, how the system is configured, and so on. That's going to much safer than trying to do anything on a live system. N --=20 FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD Documentation Project http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/ --- 15B8 3FFC DDB4 34B0 AA5F 94B7 93A8 0764 2C37 E375 --- --kZU6r8y0YpRwyDfh Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iEYEARECAAYFAjtTM5QACgkQk6gHZCw343VoogCfTZwEKi5NUZ/tjED9b5wOlYIf 22MAnjrPELGJQP4VsnhGvdV0LnWJNls6 =wHka -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --kZU6r8y0YpRwyDfh-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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