From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 20 19:15:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: FreeBSD-ISP@freebsd.org Delivered-To: FreeBSD-ISP@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5A3916A403 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:15:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from mh1.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [64.129.166.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B99E43CB3 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:14:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from [10.177.171.220] (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by mh1.centtech.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kBKIl8FL021007; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:47:08 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <45898537.1080103@centtech.com> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:47:19 -0600 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061015) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jan Knepper References: <4585A6B0.6010800@digitaldaemon.com> <45862C79.9080204@centtech.com> <45896BD5.9030402@digitaldaemon.com> In-Reply-To: <45896BD5.9030402@digitaldaemon.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/2361/Wed Dec 20 09:30:05 2006 on mh1.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=8.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.6 (2006-10-03) on mh1.centtech.com Cc: FreeBSD ISP Subject: Re: FreeBSD 5.5 -> 6.1 for ISP purposes X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:15:18 -0000 On 12/20/06 10:59, Jan Knepper wrote: > Thanks! > > Any specific procedure you followed? > I tried: http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/upgrade/freebsd-upgrade-5x-6x.txt > But that does seem to have some minor problems as audit does not exist > in /etc/group for instance. I don't use those instructions, and I'm not sure what those really apply to exactly. I use what is recommended in /usr/src/UPDATING. First, I copy the new GENERIC, and make my changes like I had in my old kernel. I make sure I have COMPAT_FREEBSD5 in the new kernel. Then, something like: make buildworld make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE mergemaster -pmake installworld make delete-old mergemaster -i reboot That's what *I* do, but that isn't the recommended path from official @freebsd.org people. See /usr/src/UPDATING and read it carefully. > > Eric Anderson wrote: >> On 12/17/06 14:21, Jan Knepper wrote: >>> Hi... >>> >>> Currently running FreeBSD 5.5-STABLE, but am considering running >>> jails with ezjail however nullfs does not seem to be stable in 5.5. >>> >>> Has any of you upgrade a life system 5.x to 6.1-STABLE? Any serious >>> gotcha's? >>> >>> How is 6.1-STABLE for server purposes stability wise? (Dual Opteron >>> machines with 2 GB of RAM and 256GB SATA drives) >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Jan >> 6-STABLE is very solid. I've upgraded about 20 systems from 5.x to >> 6.x. One thing I did on all of them was to go to the latest 5-STABLE >> code first, then hop to 6-STABLE. I highly recommend 6-STABLE for the >> many many UFS/VFS bug fixes. >> >> Eric >> >> >> -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------