Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:36:49 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Ron <lists@rzweb.com> Cc: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: mysql 5.0 on FreeBSD 5.3 Message-ID: <20051128213648.GB29366@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <438B75E3.70106@rzweb.com> References: <438657F1.7020102@rzweb.com> <20051125014355.GA34072@xor.obsecurity.org> <4386725C.8050708@rzweb.com> <20051125024638.GA35055@xor.obsecurity.org> <4386968D.3050707@ywave.com> <438B75E3.70106@rzweb.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 01:25:55PM -0800, Ron wrote: > Thanks. > > I updated my source tree, and am about to run the following (20.4.1 in > the handbook): > > # make buildworld > # make buildkernel > # make installkernel > # reboot > > But, it then says: > > After installkernel finishes successfully, you should boot in single > user mode (i.e. using boot -s from the loader prompt). Then run: > > # mergemaster -p > # make installworld > # mergemaster > # reboot > > Is it going to be possible to do this upgrade without access to the > server? Not with 100% safety. If the upgrade is small (e.g. 5.3-RELEASE to 5.3-RELEASE+security patches), then you can often get away without needing single-user mode. If you're trying to upgrade to a new version, this becomes increasingly dangerous. And in any event you need to have a recovery plan thought out, for the cases when something goes wrong. > I am going to need to do this whole process over ssh. My > server is several hundred miles away. Do I need to update the kernel? Yes. Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDi3hwWry0BWjoQKURArmoAKCxUA53sEKJu/m9Lbp+jih0Z1E0sgCg5ZaY HUsBaaLIoKvy2uH2dgQs+Jg= =vZr3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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