Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:45:20 +0200 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> Subject: Re: Upgrading from 6.3 to 7.1 -- how dangerous? Message-ID: <200904201445.20548.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <0113E8BD-A952-47C0-8262-BB51C802D975@lafn.org> References: <FC65C191-F3D0-4DA3-95F3-7C4065E8C00C@identry.com> <0113E8BD-A952-47C0-8262-BB51C802D975@lafn.org>
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On Sunday 19 April 2009 19:42:39 Doug Hardie wrote: > While most of the update process is > waiting for things to complete, mergemaster requires a lot of > responses to a ton of questions about updates to configuration files. > The vast majority of those will be to install the new version. > However, there are some where you really need to review the changes > and make sure your unique configuration gets carried over into the new > files. Its really easy to get into the "i" mode and skip right > through some of those. The recovery from that will be painful. -iU is your friend. Only painful if you have custom rc.d files that depend on functionality in other rc.d files. -i => install files that do not exist yet -U => upgrade files that you have not modified It's a blessing and reduces much of mergemaster's operator attention. -- Mel
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