From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 19 17:12:15 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75BA7106564A for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:12:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com (yx-out-2324.google.com [74.125.44.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D9A18FC19 for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:12:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 31so457080yxl.13 for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:12:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=H/jK1CUx/uespaEODA6tFw9nLubrJYbsY4ls5c4OgLs=; b=pfmcWNt5TaILw32yL1iKOTvj0EBU0xqnxlDn5ulS7VO/EGmaYEEeNOFVQHEFEVNh/6 8nxvmXGZqYlPhNXCDW3wLl5A5/5AQg3pv5aFwUYfEcdgEenMemacqSvM40Ls+prexW5e TA7DITe2hbo5BfmaRdvUmmnA9ya4F83d7HcMI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=fEd/wV/NF8aPaVvjwaMlE5Cx8Seo4yQqSDqmNje6H6+nrMDmrbG4qYAj+b0liKWW0c aAZb/cYIU18/f2ghzPtDaO1je6u4g+FJfdQ6Ycvzr3iSh+DmXCRTDVby+lV9CoXn04wx fS0STXjE1MQwIqkjp9XGStTzFtp/52aURAs08= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.177.10 with SMTP id z10mr6522563ane.2.1240161134587; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:12:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:12:14 -0400 Message-ID: <4ad871310904191012r2c0d8bcarbc43729c65d43708@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: John Almberg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading from 6.3 to 7.1 -- how dangerous? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:12:15 -0000 On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 1:06 PM, John Almberg wrote: > I need to upgrade a live, production server from 6.3 to 7.1. I can't afford > to have any troubles with this server. I have Absolute FreeBSD and a few > other BSD books, and the upgrade process looks fairly straightforward. > That's the theory... Wise man (who I won't name to keep his identity private) once said: "In theory, there is no difference between practice and theory. In practice, there is." > Real world question: how scared should I be? > > I've thought about setting up a dummy server, just to practice on. Is this a > good idea? Or am I just a nervous Nellie? > Get a test box to do this on first. :) -- Glen Barber