Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 19:44:07 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Jim Weeks <jim@siteplus.com> Cc: "freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Silly makeworld question Message-ID: <200002011944.TAA00451@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Jim Weeks <jim@siteplus.com> of "Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:41:32 EST." <38961DAC.BBCCC5BC@siteplus.com>
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> Hi,
>
> I have never seen this on the list and was wondering how others of you
> do this.
>
> I have co-located severs and at present I CVSUP files on a regular basis
> and ever so often run make buildworld from a script remotely.
> Afterwards I go to the co-location, shutdown to single user and make
> installworld along with the usual procedures. Of course this is a
> hassle.
>
> I do a lot of other things by just shutting down services other than ssh
> and do the work without being stepped on by users. Has anyone tried
> this with rebuilding the system?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jim Weeks
An installworld on a live system has never failed me (although
occasionally something will fail as /usr/lib gets changed). I'd
advise you stick with -stable if you can't be there to dig the box
out of any problems that might occur.
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@OpenBSD.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk>
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