Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 11:10:45 +0100 From: Patrick Proniewski <patpro@patpro.net> To: hugle@vkt.lt Cc: Liste FreeBSD-security <freebsd-security@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [Freebsd-security] Re: FreeBSD SecurityAdvisoryFreeBSD-SA-04:04.tcp Message-ID: <08F3FCD6-6CFB-11D8-AE61-0030654D97EC@patpro.net> In-Reply-To: <19712.213.190.43.52.1078308097.squirrel@webmail.vkt.lt> References: <20040302200713.8381924@mail.elvandar.org> <20040302200809.0E98F2B4DA4@mail.evilcoder.org> <19712.213.190.43.52.1078308097.squirrel@webmail.vkt.lt>
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On 03 mars 2004, at 11:01, hugle@vkt.lt wrote: > But as it is said, that you need to patch or cvsup the kernel source, > rebuild kernel, and reboot. > Is there any way to do such thing without rebooting? you might be able to unload a module and load a patched module, but when it comes to the kernel, you have no other choice than to reboot By the way, the process is really fast and painless. I've cvsuped my sources and made buildkernel / installkernel last night on my internet gateway, and finally rebooted. The reboot was so fast that my computer behind this gateway didn't even lose it's IRC session. patpro -- je cherche un poste d'admin-sys Mac/UNIX (ou une jeune et jolie femme riche) http://patpro.net/cv.php
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