From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 8 06:51:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2878016A4BF for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 06:51:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from spxgate.servplex.com (ip66-105-58-82.z58-105-66.customer.algx.net [66.105.58.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E54CA43FDF for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 06:51:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@servplex.com) Received: from peter.servplex.com ([192.168.0.96]) by spxgate.servplex.com (8.12.8/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h88E3k4C096905; Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:03:46 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from peter@servplex.com) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20030908085117.011beaa0@mail.servplex.com> X-Sender: peter@mail.servplex.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 08:51:42 -0500 To: "Peter Rosa" From: Peter Elsner In-Reply-To: <001501c3760f$d2153ca0$3501a8c0@pro.sk> References: <003401c373c4$75e78fc0$3501a8c0@pro.sk> <44y8wzh0jo.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD upgrade on production server - Solved X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 13:51:29 -0000 Looks like you forgot to run mergemaster. man mergemaster Peter Elsner At 03:48 PM 9/8/2003 +0200, you wrote: >Many thanks to everybody. >Of course, I have read the Handbook, but there are very "wide" solution, not >so specific as I tried to find. There is never said e.g. "Backup file >/etc/fstab" or "After installation mergemaster your previously backed >sendmail.cf with the new one to include your old changes". And I am so busy, >that I tried to find such very specific type of information. Yes, yes, yes, >it is bad idea to disturb you, but the list is the only "live" forum I have >found. Once again, thanks a lot. > >However, I upgraded that machine and all works fine (finally the sendmail, >too). Except when I login, I get following errors (written twice): >Sep 8 08:35:01 ns login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv1 >Sep 8 08:35:01 ns login: no modules loaded for `login' service >Sep 8 08:35:01 ns login: pam_open_session: Permission denied > >What is it ? Is it I have misconfigured pam ? And how can I repair it ? > >Please, help. > >Peter Rosa > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lowell Gilbert" >To: "SUPPORT" >Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" >Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:28 PM >Subject: Re: FreeBSD upgrade on production server > > > > "SUPPORT" writes: > > > > > I wish to upgrade my production firewall / mailserver / DNS server from > > > 4.3 to 4.8. The simplest way seems to be use of CVSUP. OK, but... > > > > Right, so far. > > > > > Is it safe ? > > > > It's not completely safe. Of course, neither is running a > > two-and-a-half year-old release of any operating system > > connected to the Internet. Risk is something you have to > > manage, not avoid. > > > > > What should I backup ? > > > > Everything you'd mind losing. For me, that's mostly /etc, > > /usr/local/etc, user data, kernel configs, and the log directory. > > > > > There is running well-configured > > > sendmail - are there some changes in its configuration between > > > versions 8.11.3 used in FreeBSD 4.3 and 8.12.8p1 used in > > > FreeBSD 4.8. > > > > There certainly are some changes. Some of them are related to > > important security fixes. You will need to merge your configuration > > into the updates. > > > > > This is my only mailserver and I don't have an secondary > > > if something fails... > > > > Well, the safest approach is to have a spare system, and build the > > modifications on that. If you can't do that, then almost as safe (and > > actually safer from your own oversights) is to have a spare machine to > > try out the upgrade on so you get used to the procedure. If you > > really can't spare a machine for any of these things, accept some > > downtime and make sure you're *very* careful as you go through the > > documented procedure. > > > > > Please, advice if you have some know-how :-))) > > > > All of my specific advice is *in* the Handbook. If I had any more > > advice, I'd submit it to, well, the Handbook. > > > > Good luck. > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Peter Elsner Vice President Of Customer Service (And System Administrator) 1835 S. Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 (972) 263-2080 - Voice (972) 263-2082 - Fax (972) 489-4838 - Cell Phone