Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:45:39 +0300 From: Dimitar Vasilev <dimitar.vassilev@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: updating in single-user mode Message-ID: <59adc1a0510242145s343b34afl@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200510241712.11320.akbeech@gmail.com> References: <f2160e0d0510241524h4a2aae22yc26352e2d3bb5722@mail.gmail.com> <200510241712.11320.akbeech@gmail.com>
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> I don't reccommend doing installworld or kernel in multiuser, but I have never > had any problems doing it on a lightly loaded machine. With that said what > could bite you is your new kernel not booting or something broken in > userland. You will then need console access (serial or local) to fix it. I > would set up your machine with serial console access and use a laptop or > another machine when you reboot. > > Beech > -- I have done it when there is NO activity on the machine. Read UPDATING first. Reset your securelevel to -1, stop all services except SSH and go. It's possible to break your machine though. Then you have to rebuild it again and it's 50/50 to succeed. As advised twice, use serial cables/KVM switches if possible. -- Димитър Василев Dimitar Vassilev GnuPG key ID: 0x4B8DB525 Keyserver: pgp.mit.edu Key fingerprint: D88A 3B92 DED5 917E 341E D62F 8C51 5FC4 4B8D B525
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