Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 15:31:07 -0700 (MST) From: Dave Andersen <angio@aros.net> To: stanb@netcom.com (Stan Brown) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.com Subject: Re: Howto upgrade my 2.1.5 machine to 2.2 BETA ? Message-ID: <199701112231.PAA31408@terra.aros.net> In-Reply-To: <199701112200.RAA06308@netcom18.netcom.com> from "Stan Brown" at Jan 11, 97 05:00:41 pm
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Insert the 2.2-BETA install disk, and select an upgrade. Before you do it, it's probably best to: *** 1 - make a backup copy of /etc to somewhere else. I generally !!! make two - one to the root filesystem, and one to another. 2 - Write down all of the IP addressing information that's in the /etc/sysconfig file. An easy way to do this is to print out your current sysconfig or keep a copy on another machine. 3 - Write down anything "odd" that you've configured with the machine - have you put extra entries in /etc/services? twiddled with the daily files? etc. 4 - Insert 2.2-BETA install and do an "upgrade". It's fairly painless, just don't try to do it over NFS at this point. :) -Dave Andersen Lo and behold, Stan Brown once said: > > I have a FreeBSD machine which is on my local network. It is connected > via ppp to the local ISP, and provides the gateway to the world for the > rest of my network. If it matters this is done using Charlie Mott's > masquerading code. > > In order to use some new hardware on this machine, I need to upgrade it > to 2.2. My question is how to do this with the minimal risk, and minimal > downtime? > > I have never upgraded a FreeBSD machine before. I installed this one at > 2.1.5, and it quickly became my most flexible, trusted stable machine. > Breaking it is a scary thought. > > Any advice is greatly appreciated. > > -- > Stan Brown stanb@netcom.com 404-996-6955 > Factory Automation Systems > Atlanta Ga. > -- > Look, look, see Windows 95. Buy, lemmings, buy! > Pay no attention to that cliff ahead... Henry Spencer > (c) 1996 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited. > -- angio@aros.net Complete virtual hosting and business-oriented system administration Internet services. (WWW, FTP, email) http://www.aros.net/ http://www.aros.net/about/virtual "There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'."
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