Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:18:36 GMT From: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Is it safe to keep /kernel.old? Message-ID: <200407131018.I6DAIASL045534@asarian-host.net>
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Dear people, I have been applying patches over time; and when I recompile the kernel = (4.9R p4), it keeps the old one around. My question is, though, is it = safe to keep /kernel.old? I always keep it around, in case the new = kernel has a problem. And that always seemed like a sensible policy to = me. But what if one of the patches contains an exploitable bug? I run in = securelevel 2, so I am not sure whether users could actually use the old = kernel (once in multi-user mode). Still, I wonder if this concern is = valid at all. Or whether I should perhaps get rid of the old kernel. I appreciate your help, - Mark
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