Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 16:04:49 -0700 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> To: Guido Demmenie <rottweilertje@rottnic.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Users Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Security Patches using freebsd-update(8) Message-ID: <464A3C91.9040107@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <C8136904-3FD5-40DB-B932-2CD686655A2C@rottnic.nl> References: <C8136904-3FD5-40DB-B932-2CD686655A2C@rottnic.nl>
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Guido Demmenie wrote: > I'm really glad the FreeBSD team brought freebsd-update(8) in the base > system. Now I can do my security patches with much less hassle. But i > have one question about this great tool. > > When do I have to reboot? If in doubt, reboot. While there are obvious cases (e.g., you should reboot after applying a kernel security patch) it's almost impossible to give advice which will be correct for every situation. One item on my FreeBSD Update feature wishlist is to provide such guidance; there's a Google Summer of Code student working on FreeBSD Update who might have time to do this towards the end of the summer. Colin Percival
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