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Date:      Mon, 12 Jan 1998 21:56:06 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Luigi Canali <luigi@ForzaCorp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: upgrade from 2.1.7 to latest
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980112215527.22079N-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <34B64B80.E769E0B7@ForzaCorp.com>

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On Fri, 9 Jan 1998, Luigi Canali wrote:

> Are there any procedures I need to be aware of for an upgrade from:
> 2.1.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.1.7-RELEASE #0, to the latest, or is it just a
> matter of running the install?

There are many major changes between 2.1.x and 2.2.x, primarily the change
from sysconfig to rc.conf and the introduction of login classes.  The
upgrade should be straightforward:  boot a 2.2.5 boot floppy, select
`upgrade', and follow the prompts.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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