Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:38:53 +0400 (GST) From: Rakhesh Sasidharan <rakhesh@rakhesh.com> To: Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Clarification on updating FreeBSD through csup Message-ID: <20070918082903.W8297@obelix.home.rakhesh.com> In-Reply-To: <20070917191406.GA30248@catflap.slightlystrange.org> References: <20070917205857.A56089@obelix.home.rakhesh.com> <20070917191406.GA30248@catflap.slightlystrange.org>
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Daniel Bye wrote: > On Mon, Sep 17, 2007 at 09:24:26PM +0400, Rakhesh Sasidharan wrote: >> I understand I can use csup to follow the RELENG_62 branch. After the >> sources are downloaded, do I have to follow all the steps outlined in this >> (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html) >> handbook document? I can understand building and installing world and >> kernel, but would I have to reboot to single user and do the mergemaster >> stuff too? > > If you follow the complete rebuild instructions, yes. If you follow the > instructions for *patching* the system as given in the relevant security > notifications, then only if those instructions say so. You do subscribe > to security-notifications@, don't you? ;-) Err, not yet but I just did after seeing your mail. :) Now that you mention, yes, I had seen those security notifications and they mention what to do by way of patching. Great! That's better. >> I *think* I might not have to do mergemaster coz security updates >> shouldn't have changes in the /etc files and so there'd be no need for >> merging files. > > Sometimes, the security fixes involve changes under /etc. The recent > jails error comes to mind, as a case in point. Thanks for the example. > I'd suggest trying it out on a non-critical system, so as to familiarise > yourself with the procedure. You'll be glad you did. That's the plan. I wanted to try this method out (a) to familiarize myself with it, and (b) I understand if one builds custom kernels then the freebsd-update method won't work ... I've csuped the RELENG_62 branch, now I'll check out the patches and try applying them. Thanks for your inputs! - Rakhesh http://rakhesh.net/
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