Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:13:53 -0500 From: pauls@utdallas.edu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When is BuildWorld necessary? Message-ID: <19409D507D61FEEA3BAAE513@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local> In-Reply-To: <450D3377.6010306@verysmall.org> References: <200609161541.38002.bob@tania.servebbs.org> <450C55FA.5070701@verysmall.org> <200609161639.47705.bob@tania.servebbs.org> <450CCC90.6000605@verysmall.org> <E6D60374F5ABF4FF75A51AA3@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local> <450D3377.6010306@verysmall.org>
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--==========2D5367790A3BBECBD125========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On September 17, 2006 1:37:27 PM +0200 pobox@verysmall.org wrote: > pauls@utdallas.edu wrote: >> No one has mentioned the security/freebsd-update port. With that you >> can apply updates to the kernel and world without having to build them >> *if* (and only if!) you are running a GENERIC kernel. For remote >> administration, this may be a good option for some. > > I read that this can be used _only_ nothing has been re-compiled > locally, of have I missed something? > > We have custom kernel due to database needed optimizations. > That's correct. If you have a custom kernel, you cannot use=20 freebsd-update. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========2D5367790A3BBECBD125==========--
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