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Subject: Re: /usr/src/UPDATING vs FreeBSD Security Advisory
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> I've just (with cvsup) started upgrading one of my boxes in
> line with the recent advisory (FreeBSD Security Advisory
> FreeBSD-SA-04:04.tcp), and I'm at the point where I am reading
> /usr/src/UPDATING as per all recommendations from the HandBook
> to various user group advisories.
> 
> Aren't details of this advisory (and others?) supposed to be in
> /usr/src/UPDATING? I only askbecause I'd not want to proceed from
> this point only to realise later on that the system *wasn't* patched
> after all.

UPDATING is not the place for this. You'll have to check the
revisions of the files manually against those in the advisory.

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