From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 9 10:52:59 2007 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 5698D16A41A for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:52:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Albert.Shih@obspm.fr) Received: from mesiob.obspm.fr (mesiob.obspm.fr [145.238.2.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D506C13C4BF for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:52:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Albert.Shih@obspm.fr) Received: from localhost (pcjas.obspm.fr [145.238.184.233]) by mesiob.obspm.fr (8.13.4/8.13.4/SIO Observatoire de Paris) with ESMTP id lA9AqmNa007235; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:52:48 +0100 Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:52:48 +0100 From: Albert Shih To: Mario Lobo , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071109105248.GC79788@pcjas.obspm.fr> References: <200711081455.39635.cesar@expresso.com.br> <200711081448.48390.mario.lobo@ipad.com.br> <20071108183239.GA65453@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20071108221413.GA75162@pcjas.obspm.fr> <20071109051248.GA94183@slackbox.xs4all.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20071109051248.GA94183@slackbox.xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (mesiob.obspm.fr [145.238.2.2]); Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:52:48 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.91.2, clamav-milter version 0.91.2 on mesiob.obspm.fr X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: Subject: Re: About Freebsd 7.0 versus 6.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Albert.Shih@obspm.fr List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:52:59 -0000 Le 09/11/2007 à 06:12:48+0100, Roland Smith a écrit > On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 11:14:13PM +0100, Albert Shih wrote: > > Be careful if you not using standard shell because....if you using a shell > > come from ports.... > > Root should _never_ use a shell from ports. You can use the 'toor' > account for that. I known but that's never so simple..... I do the other, I active toor account with standard shell. > > Well....what's the difference between what you say and make a new > > installation ? > > If you re-install, you're stuck with a GENERIC kernel, unless you > recompile that afterwards which is extra work. Well that's cost is not more than you make buildkernel ...on compilation. > > I would go for a new install if I wanted to change the relative sizes of > my partitions. Otherwise I'd stick with the source upgrade, because it > is not as much work IMHO. I agree but, do cp /usr/local/etc /safe_place cp /etc/ /safe_place make a re-install with format disk is not as much work too ;-) And with that I can sure I don't have some old thing (event now we have make delete-olds). But I agree with you : Every sys-admin have his own habit.... ;-) Regards. -- Albert SHIH Observatoire de Paris Meudon SIO batiment 15 Heure local/Local time: Ven 9 nov 2007 11:49:05 CET