Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:54:34 +0300 (MSK) From: Varshavchick Alexander <alex@metrocom.ru> To: igorr@speechpro.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Enabling softupdates remotely Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0202271153210.16827-100000@apache.metrocom.ru> In-Reply-To: <20020227085102.GD27427@sysadm.stc>
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Unmounting partition on a live system, not going into a single mode - will it work without risking damaging anything? Alexander Varshavchick, Metrocom Joint Stock Company Phone: (812)118-3322, 118-3115(fax) On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Igor Roboul wrote: > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 11:51:02 +0300 > From: Igor Roboul <igorr@sysadm.stc> > Reply-To: igorr@speechpro.com > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Enabling softupdates remotely > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 11:28:02AM +0300, Varshavchick Alexander wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Can you guide me please on the procedure of enabling softupdates remotely, > > in case I have no access to the server console? > ssh to host. umount filesystems you wish turn softupdates on. turn > softupdates on. mount filesystems. > If you wish turn softupdates on /usr or other filesystem which could > not be umounted, then make simple modification to /etc/rc which will > turn softupdates before mounting filesystems. Then remote reboot (THIS > CAN BE RISKY!!!!). Remove your changes from /etc/rc > > I have did this at least once. > > -- > Igor Roboul, System administrator at Speech Technology Center > http://www.speechpro.com http://www.speechpro.ru > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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