Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:09:09 -0500 From: "Eric Crist" <ecrist@secure-computing.net> To: "'Paul Schmehl'" <pauls@utdallas.edu>, "'Rail mail'" <railmail@gmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: upgrade Message-ID: <06fc01c47ff8$38756090$6401a8c0@Nomad> In-Reply-To: <DFAF7222F7BB05854F8E3587@utd49554.utdallas.edu>
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Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:59:46 AM -0500 Eric Crist > <ecrist@secure-computing.net> wrote: >> >> The difference between a binary upgrade and an upgrade via CVS or >> cvsup is the time between creation of the sources. Binary upgrades >> generally come out durning major releases, for example, from 4.9 to >> 4.10. Any security patches added between that time were only >> available with a CVS/cvsup upgrade, followed by a system rebuild. >> > This is simply not true. You can upgrade all the sources using > freebsd-update. Look in /usr/ports/security/freebsd-update. > I use this on > production servers now to lessen downtime. All you have to > do is a fetch, > then an install, then reboot, and you're done. On a production webserver > getting millions of hits a month, this is a godsend. > > Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) > Adjunct Information Security Officer > The University of Texas at Dallas > AVIEN Founding Member > http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ My bad, I wasn't aware of this software. I stand corrected. Thanks! Found on Conan O'Brian: Children's books written by celebrities; By Mel Gibson: Jesus Christ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. ----- Keep your powder dry and your pecker hard and the world WILL turn. ----- Eric F Crist
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