From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 21 15:02:46 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 6C45316A4CF for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:02:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web53402.mail.yahoo.com (web53402.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.37.49]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E984443D5F for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:02:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fhb_1969@yahoo.ca) Message-ID: <20040921145114.64463.qmail@web53402.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [170.252.248.193] by web53402.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:51:14 EDT Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:51:14 -0400 (EDT) From: "Kenneth A. Bond" To: "Haulmark, Chris" , Bill Moran In-Reply-To: <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC2201D951BA@ms05.mailstreet2003.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: Core System Update 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: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 15:02:46 -0000 Thank you very much for your assistance. It is much appreciated. Thanks again. "Haulmark, Chris" wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Bill Moran > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 1:31 PM > To: Kenneth A. Bond > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: Core System Update > > "Kenneth A. Bond" wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am trying to determine how often to update my systems. > > Currently I am using anoncvs in order to synch my source. > > >From there I run the typical > > > > # make buildworld > > # make buildkernel > > # make installkernel > > # > > # mergemaster -p# make installworld# mergemaster# reboot > > > > Should I only perform this when a security vulnerability is found? > > > > I am trying to achieve maximum uptime for these systems and want to > > confirm how often I should perform a core system update. > > Please wrap you lines aroun 72 chars. See > http://www.lemis.com/questions.html > > If you're shooting for max uptime and the most stable system, you can > follow the procedure I follow for most of my clients: > 1) Install the latests 4.x-RELEASE > 2) cvsup to RELENG_4_x (currently RELENG_4_10) > 3) rebuild/reinstall the core system. > 4) When 4.11 comes out, schedule a weekend and cvsup the system to > RELENG_4_11, rebuild/reinstall. Pay special attention to > /usr/src/UPDATING, repeat for 4.12, etc > 5) Subscribe to FreeBSD-security. When a vuln is announced, recvsup > to the RELENG_4_x and rebuild/reinstall Or simply follow the alert's patch instructions if it is unrelated to a kernel fix. A service or two would require to be restarted after being patched. > 6) Step 5 can occasionally be skipped. For example, there were many > sites that I had using FreeBSD that I didn't have to update when > bind problems were fixed, because they weren't running DNS servers. > If you're not sure, you're safer updating than not. For instance, today, a CVS server had a security alert sent out, which is not important to those of us who do not use CVS server. > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technologies > http://www.potentialtech.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- Chris Haulmark System Admin. Freelancer "In market for IT corrections for a salary." Computers are like Air Conditioners: They stop working properly if you open Windows. --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals