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Date:      Thu, 29 Jun 2000 16:19:17 -0700 (MST)
From:      John Reynolds~ <jreynold@sedona.ch.intel.com>
To:        Nader <bvjg@grove.iup.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mergemaster
Message-ID:  <14683.55669.468165.208753@hip186.ch.intel.com>
In-Reply-To: <395BCEB3.EDB39F26@grove.iup.edu>
References:  <395BCEB3.EDB39F26@grove.iup.edu>

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[ On Thursday, June 29, Nader wrote: ]
> Hi guys,
> I installed a fresh FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE and cvsup to FReeBSD 4.0-STABLE
> like 2 months ago.
> Do I really need to update my /etc? i mean it's been online for 2 months
> with no problem.
> 

updating /etc to reflect the date on which you cvsup'ed and built/installed
-STABLE is generally a requirement(**). Either by hand or mergemaster. I
recommend mergemaster.

My $0.02.

-Jr

** you could NOT do it, but if you run into problems and don't follow the
"normal procedures" you may be SOL for help on this and other groups.

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