Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 09:52:54 -0500 From: Josh Paetzel <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>, Charles Burns <burnscharlesn@hotmail.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Remote "make world" safe? Message-ID: <01042209525400.00274@mark9.vladsempire.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104212234060.31526-100000@shell-1.enteract.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104212234060.31526-100000@shell-1.enteract.com>
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On Saturday 21 April 2001 22:37, David Scheidt wrote: > On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Charles Burns wrote: > :Is it generally safe to do a remote "make world" and reboot? I know that > : the handbook recommends switching to single user mode, but that is pretty > : tough to do when the server is across the country. :-) > > Of course, it's a really long drive to go fix things when they blow up, > too. It's not a good idea to do this. It's possible, but it's not a good > idea. Much better to get someone onsite to do it. If there's no one on > site, why don't you have a serial console? Pcweasel cards are your very good friends. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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