Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:12:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: gerti-freebsdq@bitart.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Remote upgrade from 3.1 to 3.2? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9906151111260.2596-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19990611223228.17570.qmail@camelot.bitart.com>
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On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Gerd Knops wrote: > I have a number of remote machines running 3.1. They were all installed from > copies of the same 'Master' disk, containing a 3.1 minimum install and some > custom code. > > Is there a way to upgrade the remote systems via the network, without any > 'physical' contact to the machines? Not safely. You risk trashing it if your telnet session dies because you overlaid an open library or binary. Plus you need to reinstall the boot blocks and build a new kernel. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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