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Date:      Wed, 22 Dec 1999 18:26:10 +0200
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To:        Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua>
Cc:        Gunnar Flygt <flygt@sr.se>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Upgrading from the source 
Message-ID:  <34172.945879970@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 22 Dec 1999 18:22:31 %2B0200." <19991222182231.A24895@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> 

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On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 18:22:31 +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:

> > When buildworld finishes, make and install a new kernel.  Boot the new
> > kernel.  Run installworld, then mergemaster and then boot again.
>         ^ in single user mode.

That's a calculated risk that usually pays off for me. :-)

But you're right, ideally folks should installworld and mergemaster in
single-user mode.

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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