Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:31:25 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Henrik Andersen <henke.andersen@gmail.com>, cronfy <cronfy@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting the running patch level Message-ID: <201208092131.PAA02727@lariat.net> In-Reply-To: <CAJLwSwBxEVSQUKc-aCtFKnE0EPZo2f=URfDz2L6_p%2BrOx4LtcQ@mail.g mail.com> References: <5023a174.c4df440a.09cc.ffffd3d2SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> <3FB858A6-807A-45E7-880B-F27D9C884827@gmail.com> <CAJVM2mpitfhTQfSOaqG3x_9fHdkOMT7gEonDJE6T_XUBtLUe6w@mail.gmail.com> <CAJLwSwBxEVSQUKc-aCtFKnE0EPZo2f=URfDz2L6_p%2BrOx4LtcQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Yes, uname -v will work. Unfortunately, it has an annoying side effect. If one tries to use the "sysinstall" program to install binary packages, it will fail when a system patched by freebsd-update tries to access the FTP server, because the FTP server doesn't know about patch levels. One must MANUALLY go to the Options screen and remove the patch level (-p3, -p4 or whatever) from the version string before one can install a binary package. I realize that sysinstall is deprecated in favor of the new installer, but the new installer doesn't have the ability to install binary packages. Until and unless there's a convenient menu-based installer for binary packages, would it be possible to fix this glitch? --Brett Glass At 09:43 AM 8/9/2012, Henrik Andersen wrote: >Hi all, > >You can find the current patch level in /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh ex: > TYPE="FreeBSD" > REVISION="8.3" > BRANCH="RELEASE-p4" > >uname -v on the same server: >FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0: Mon Apr 9 21:23:18 UTC 2012 >root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > >If I read the handbook correctly this should always be true on systems >using freebsd-update. >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html > >Regards, >Henrik
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