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On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 04:13:30PM -0400, Robert Watson wrote:
+> > I administer a remote server and want to apply some of the security
+> > patches.  (I assume this is the best way to go since I can't go into
+> > single-user mode to use CVsup).=20
+>=20
+> I generally follow the following practice:
+>=20
+>   cvsup in multiuser
+>   buildworld in multiuser
+>   buildkernel in multiuser

IMHO installkernel in multiuser is safe to as long as you don't need to
load any kernel modules after this step.

--=20
Pawel Jakub Dawidek                       pawel@dawidek.net
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Am I Evil? Yes, I Am!                     http://cerber.sourceforge.net

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