From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 7 05:59:24 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3608416A4CE for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 05:59:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-03-eri0.ohiordc.rr.com (ms-smtp-03-smtplb.ohiordc.rr.com [65.24.5.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2B5843D3F for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 05:59:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from joe@thefrys.com) Received: from lucy (cpe-24-33-240-92.twmi.rr.com [24.33.240.92]) iA75xLwZ000911 for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 00:59:21 -0500 (EST) From: "Joseph H. Fry" To: Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 00:59:50 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c4c48e$fe984a50$f100a8c0@lucy> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <418DB05C.50100@trini0.org> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: RE: First questions: rebuilding world X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 05:59:24 -0000 > Once in single user mode, ssh is out of the question. In single user > mode, only > *person* can login, and that is at the actual terminal. > Depending on the situation, for example. My firewall is at the other > side of the > house, without a keyboard/monitor. > Since the box doesn't have any other logged in users, I > normally build world in multi user mode. Doing so is taking a > chance with the success of the build world, but like I said, > it depends on the situation... Thanks! So you can do everything in multiuser mode, or do you still have to drop to single user mode to actually install the new kernel and new system binaries? Also, does doing all of this bring me to the most recent stable release? (I noticed that 5.3 was released yesterday, presumably just after I downloaded 5.2.1). Thanks again, ---- Joe Fry ---- (joe@thefrys.com)