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To: Mark Tinguely <tinguely@plains.nodak.edu>
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Subject: Re: Upgrading to 2.1.7 without using a floppy
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Mark Tinguely wrote:
> 
> Step 1: enter single user. (shutdown -now)

In my message I wasn't clear enough about that I wanted the procedure
for a remote upgrade. Therefore, I cannot enter single user mode.
However, killing most processes except the critical ones, as I mentioned
in my message, should suffice.
> [...]
> the only gotcha in the process, is the new /stand files are not loaded in
> this process.
> 
> --mark.

Thanks,

Carlos