Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:24:29 +0100 From: Norman Maurer <norman@apache.org> To: John Clement <john.clement@readingroom.com> Cc: zbigniew szalbot <zbigniew@szalbot.homedns.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: newest security patch and custom kernel Message-ID: <1200421469.7320.0.camel@norman-laptop> In-Reply-To: <5B88B3834A330D4280D10517A4B7C586F290@dst-ex-01.readingroom.local> References: <478C4C94.8080504@szalbot.homedns.org> <1200377886.6647.3.camel@norman-laptop> <478C5183.7090509@szalbot.homedns.org> <1200379837.6647.6.camel@norman-laptop> <478C665B.3060608@szalbot.homedns.org> <1200386014.6647.7.camel@norman-laptop> <5B88B3834A330D4280D10517A4B7C586F290@dst-ex-01.readingroom.local>
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Well it depends ... If you know it only change the version string i whould say no on a production server. bye Norman Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 16:57 +0000 schrieb John Clement: > > The -p10 includes no kernel updates so restarting is not neccesarry. > > Would it not be advisable to reboot after installing a new kernel > anyway, to make sure it restarts ok... better that than finding out it > doesn't boot next time to reboot... > > > > bye > > Norman > > > > Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 08:52 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot: > > > Hello again, > > > > > > Norman Maurer pisze: > > > > It should be enough to just building and installing the kernel. > The > > > > freebsd-update should have patched the kernel src files anyway. > > > > > > > Thank you for very helpful advice. One last question, is it > necessary > > > to restart the machine? Or can I keep it online after building and > > > installing the kernel? I don't care about uname -a details not being > > > updated unless the machine needs restarting to include the updates. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > > bye > > > > Norman > > > > > > > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 07:24 +0100 schrieb zbigniew szalbot: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Norman Maurer pisze: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > the /usr/src/sys* stuff should be patched anyway. But you need > > to build > > > > > > your kernel again and install it to reflect the changes. Even > > if i think > > > > > > it only update the -p10 label in the case of -p10 patch set. > > > > > > > > > > > OK. So this page applies to me now? > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859- > > 1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html > > > > > > > > > > 1. > > > > > > > > > > Change to the /usr/src directory: > > > > > > > > > > # cd /usr/src > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. > > > > > > > > > > Compile the kernel: > > > > > > > > > > # make buildkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 3. > > > > > > > > > > Install the new kernel: > > > > > > > > > > # make installkernel KERNCONF=/MYKERNEL/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Note:* It is required to have full FreeBSD source tree to > > build the > > > > > kernel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am interested if I need to download latest FBSD sources then? > I > > have > > > > > not touched them since I built a custom kernel. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > > > > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > Norman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 15.01.2008, 07:03 +0100 schrieb zbigniew > > szalbot: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Using freebsd-update I applied the latest security patches > > which were > > > > > > > announced yesterday. However, I then notice this message: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The following files will be updated as part of updating to > > 6.2-RELEASE-p10: > > > > > > > /boot/GENERIC/kernel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My question is whether my update missed the point because I > > have a > > > > > > > custom kernel? If so, do I need to apply it manually as > > described in the > > > > > > > security advisory? If I still want to go down the binary > > road, how can I > > > > > > > make sure my custom kernel gets patched, too? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Zbigniew Szalbot > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > 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" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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"
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