Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:46:05 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: run CVSup ahead of time>? Message-ID: <EFC892EF4A4C0B8558045427@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local> In-Reply-To: <012a01c7ec8b$2a6e7600$6501a8c0@GRANT> References: <012a01c7ec8b$2a6e7600$6501a8c0@GRANT>
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--==========E38CE1D7DDF9E0D82FAA========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On September 1, 2007 7:28:05 AM -0400 Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com>=20 wrote: > Hi all, > > I am about 200 miles from the servers. > > Can I run cvsup now (12 hours ahead of time) safely on production > servers, then do the rest when I get there? > > Noone else uses the ports system but me, or installs anything...i.e. I > am the only one who can log into the shell. > Of course you can. I have the same situation. I run cvsup through periodic/daily, but I only = update ports if portaudit reports a security problem. All cvsup does is=20 replace source files. It does not install anything, so nothing changes on = your system until you run portupgrade or recompile your kernel and system=20 files. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========E38CE1D7DDF9E0D82FAA==========--
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