Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:25:17 +0200 From: "Patrik Forsberg" <patrik.forsberg@dataphone.net> To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: src update without console access Message-ID: <375DD163B075E34EA3C10A6286E34A5464B8D7@exhsto1.se.dataphone.com>
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> >> When running 'installworld', 'mergemaster -p' and 'mergemaster' > >> the server needs to be in single-user mode. > > > > Not necessarily. Depending on the secure level, multi-user works > > as well. This is what I ment.. I'm usaly connected throw a ssh connection. > That sound reasonable enough, but also seems a little odd taking my > test-upgrade on a live customer-server in consideration > [kern.securelevel: -1] > I'll try again. Something must have gone wrong. Yes.. something.. did you check the output of your installworld so nothing went wrong on the way ? > > > > Although, if one cvsups from 4.10 to 5.x, I still need to find > > a way without the single-user step. >=20 > I would never advice customers to cvsup between branches. When 5.3 is > released, it will be a "new" installation that we offer. Well.. not to say to much but I've done a cvsup upgrade from 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9 to 5.3-BETA2 connected throw a ssh and that went, almost, without any trouble.. but I guess you really need to know what to expect if you do this and also have ether a test server and/or a level-0 backup.. //patrik
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