Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:42:16 +0000 (GMT) From: 520023893678-0001@t-online.de (P. U. Kruppa) To: Johannes Angeldorff <johannes2@smartnet.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Good way of upgrading from FreeBSD 4.5? Message-ID: <20030206173758.C498@small.pukruppa.de> In-Reply-To: <a05200f07ba674ac3c5ba@[62.127.49.172]> References: <a05200f07ba674ac3c5ba@[62.127.49.172]>
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On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Johannes Angeldorff wrote: > Dear FreeBSD:ers, > > I am happy to use FreeBSD for web, mail and applications serving. But > when I come to the question about how to upgrade to a newer FreeBSD > version, I really could need your expertise! I think this is what you would call a production machine. You shouldn't experiment with the so called Technology Release 5.0 then, but upgrade to 4.7 . The simpliest way to do this, is to download the iso-image, boot it and follow the upgrade instructions in the menu. Regards, Uli. > > We have two FreeBSD 4.5 boxes. Both boxes have been installed with > FreeBSD 4.5 from CD, and then tweaked with reconfigured kernels and a > few applications installed, mainly qmail (replacing sendmail), > mod-php, mysql, pico and a few more. Both boxes have around 25 users > each. Both boxes have tweaked settings in /etc/rc.conf and some other > /etc/-files. > > My question is, if anyone can give a hint on how to upgrade safely > from FreeBSD 4.5 to FreeBSD 5.0...? > > If we download FreeBSD 5.0 and install it on our FreeBSD 4.5 boxes, > what will we have to do? Is there risk that all settings, contents > and installed applications will be erased? > > Very thankful for all help on this matter...! > -- > Regards, > Smartnet Sverige AB > > Johannes Angeldorff > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > *-----------------------------------* * Peter Ulrich Kruppa * * - Wuppertal - * * Germany * *-----------------------------------* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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