Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:34:54 -0400 From: John DeStefano <john.destefano@gmail.com> To: Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com>, Dimitar Vasilev <dimitar.vassilev@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: updating in single-user mode Message-ID: <f2160e0d0510250634s2c591088i5e638d6baa5e49b2@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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On 10/24/05, Beecher Rintoul <akbeech@gmail.com> wrote: > On Monday 24 October 2005 02:24 pm, John DeStefano wrote: > > When updating world, section 20.4.5 of the handbook calls for dropping > > to single user mode. The reasons given for this make sense. But this > > is a problem for me: my BSD server does not have a local K/V/M setup > > connected directly to it; it sits on my network and I connect to it > > via PuTTy for administration. > > > > Is there a way to achieve single-user mode while still being able to > > connect remotely (via LAN)? (I know that's something of an oximoron, > > but I needed to ask) And if not, am I losing any serious > > features/functionality of the update process by _not_ dropping into > > single user? > > > > Thanks, > > ~John > > 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 wha= t > 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 > -- Thank you. Because I'm impatient and obtuse, and because I was already in the midst of the procedure when I received your replies, I decided to proceed with the build world process from my LAN connection. Believe it or not, it went (or seemed to go) without a hitch, including the updated kernel installation. In your opinion, where/how would I check the new system to verify that there were no breaks during the build and install processes, and that the system is indeed fully updated? Thanks, ~John %uname -a FreeBSD zurg.thedestefanos.com 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Mon Oct 24 22:27:33 EDT 2005 =20 root@zurg.thedestefanos.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MYKERNEL i386
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