Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 01:02:49 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Mark Sams <msams992000@yahoo.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: make world question on remote dedicated server Message-ID: <40458319.1010004@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20040303064654.21529.qmail@web41208.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040303064654.21529.qmail@web41208.mail.yahoo.com>
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Mark Sams wrote: >Hi, > >I am thinking of getting a FreeBSD dedicated server >that I will only have ssh access to. What is the >normal procedure of keeping up to date with kernel >changes when you do not have console access? > >Is it possible to drop into single user mode remotely? > > No. At least, not from very far away, not with only one box. >Or is single user mode not necessary for make >installkernel and the like? Does: > >buildworld / buildkernel / installkernel >reboot then >installworld / mergemaster > >work while connected through ssh? > > > Yes. Quid pro quo ... this is more dangerous if the server is relatively highly trafficked. Also, if the kernel won't boot, you're up a creek. Hasn't happened to me ever, though. Now, there was that time when I forgot to tell BIOS to ignore the fact that no keyboard was attached ..... :-) >Thank you in advance. > >Mark > >
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