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Date:      Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:30:20 +0200
From:      Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd@quip.cz>
To:        Mikael Bak <mikael@t-online.hu>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Upgrade FreeBSD 7.1 to 7.2
Message-ID:  <4A8ECB9C.2020909@quip.cz>
In-Reply-To: <4A8EAE86.2000108@t-online.hu>
References:  <4A8EAE86.2000108@t-online.hu>

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Mikael Bak wrote:

> Hi list,
> 
> I would like to do a binary upgrade from 7.1 to 7.2. I've seen the
> instructions here:
> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.2R/announce.html
> 
> I've heard that it's safest to start the machine in single user mode
> when doing upgrades, but I see no notice about it in the announcement.
> 
> So my question is: Is it ok to do this binary upgrade without start
> single user mode first?
> 
> If no, must I reboot my machine to enter single user mode?

I always did upgrade in multiuser for minimalising the downtime of servers.

Miroslav Lachman



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