Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 15:05:54 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r43759 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge Message-ID: <201402041505.s14F5sxb013091@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Tue Feb 4 15:05:54 2014 New Revision: 43759 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/43759 Log: White space fix only. Translators can ignore. Sponsored by: iXsystems Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml Tue Feb 4 14:56:36 2014 (r43758) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml Tue Feb 4 15:05:54 2014 (r43759) @@ -160,74 +160,71 @@ <see>updating-upgrading</see> </indexterm> - <para>Applying security patches in a timely manner and - upgrading to a newer release of - an operating system are important aspects of - ongoing system administration. - &os; includes a utility + <para>Applying security patches in a timely manner and upgrading + to a newer release of an operating system are important aspects + of ongoing system administration. &os; includes a utility called <command>freebsd-update</command> which can be used to - perform both these tasks.</para> + perform both these tasks.</para> + + <para>This utility supports binary security and errata updates to + &os;, without the need to manually compile and install the patch + or a new kernel. Binary updates are available for all + architectures and releases currently supported by the security + team. The list of supported releases and their estimated + end-of-life dates are listed at <uri + xlink:href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</uri>.</para>; + + <para>This utility also supports operating system upgrades to + minor point releases as well as upgrades to another release + branch. Before upgrading to a new release, review its release + announcement as it contains important information pertinent to + the release. Release announcements are available from <uri + xlink:href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</uri>.</para>; + + <note> + <para>If a <command>crontab</command> utilizing the features + of &man.freebsd-update.8; exists, it must be disabled before + upgrading the operating system.</para> + </note> - <para>This utility supports binary - security and errata updates to &os;, - without the need to manually compile and install the patch or a - new kernel. Binary updates are available for all architectures and - releases currently supported by the security team. The list of - supported releases and their estimated end-of-life dates are listed at <uri - xlink:href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/security/</uri>.</para>; - - <para>This utility also supports operating system upgrades to minor point - releases as well as upgrades to another release branch. Before - upgrading to a new release, review its release announcement - as it contains important information pertinent to the - release. Release announcements are available from <uri - xlink:href="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/">http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/</uri>.</para>; - - <note> - <para>If a <command>crontab</command> utilizing the features - of &man.freebsd-update.8; exists, it must be - disabled before upgrading the operating system.</para> - </note> - <para>This section describes the configuration file used by - <command>freebsd-update</command>, demonstrates how to - apply a security patch and how to upgrade to a minor or major - operating system release, and discusses some of the considerations - when upgrading the operating system.</para> + <command>freebsd-update</command>, demonstrates how to apply a + security patch and how to upgrade to a minor or major operating + system release, and discusses some of the considerations when + upgrading the operating system.</para> <sect2 xml:id="freebsdupdate-config-file"> <title>The Configuration File</title> <para>The default configuration file for - <command>freebsd-update</command> works as-is. Some users may wish to tweak the default configuration - in <filename>/etc/freebsd-update.conf</filename>, allowing - better control of the process. The comments in this file explain the available options, - but the following may require a bit more - explanation:</para> + <command>freebsd-update</command> works as-is. Some users may + wish to tweak the default configuration in + <filename>/etc/freebsd-update.conf</filename>, allowing + better control of the process. The comments in this file + explain the available options, but the following may require a + bit more explanation:</para> <programlisting># Components of the base system which should be kept updated. Components world kernel</programlisting> <para>This parameter controls which parts of &os; will be kept - up-to-date. The default is to update the - entire base system and the kernel. Individual components can - instead be specified, such as - <literal>src/base</literal> or - <literal>src/sys</literal>. However, the best option is to leave this at the default as - changing it to include specific items requires - every needed item to be listed. Over time, this could have disastrous - consequences as source code and binaries may become out of - sync.</para> + up-to-date. The default is to update the entire base system + and the kernel. Individual components can instead be + specified, such as <literal>src/base</literal> or + <literal>src/sys</literal>. However, the best option is to + leave this at the default as changing it to include specific + items requires every needed item to be listed. Over time, + this could have disastrous consequences as source code and + binaries may become out of sync.</para> <programlisting># Paths which start with anything matching an entry in an IgnorePaths # statement will be ignored. IgnorePaths /boot/kernel/linker.hints</programlisting> <para>To leave specified directories, such as - <filename>/bin</filename> or - <filename>/sbin</filename>, untouched during - the update process, add their paths to this statement. This - option may be used to prevent + <filename>/bin</filename> or <filename>/sbin</filename>, + untouched during the update process, add their paths to this + statement. This option may be used to prevent <command>freebsd-update</command> from overwriting local modifications.</para>
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