Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:01:37 -0500 From: Lane <lane@joeandlane.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Subject: Re: freebsd-update vs. make buildworld Message-ID: <200610252001.38136.lane@joeandlane.com> In-Reply-To: <D5853683279405724F260CF8@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local> References: <453FEAB3.9030409@bigfoot.com> <D5853683279405724F260CF8@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local>
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On Wednesday 25 October 2006 19:23, Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On October 26, 2006 12:52:35 AM +0200 Niek <niek@bigfoot.com> wrote: > > Hi experts, > > > > Due to the recent security issue regarding openssl, I have to update a > > server running 6_release. I was wondering if updating using binaries > > using the freebsd-update utility is a viable alternative to recompiling > > the world. What would you recommend? > > It is so long as you haven't altered any of the kernel or base source > files. If you have, you'll need to rebuild kernel and world. I use both > methods; freebsd-update when I'm using a GENERIC kernel with no changes > and the traditional method when the source has been altered, the kernel is > customized or the processor is not supported under freebsd-update. > > Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) > Senior Information Security Analyst > The University of Texas at Dallas > http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ Thanks, Paul I had a similar setup in /etc/rc.conf and /etc/devfs.rules which didn't work. I copied yours and then rebooted, but I still get "operation not permitted" when attempting to mount the usb drive as a non-root user. Thanks for your attention. lane
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