From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 18 21:13:07 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7015116A407 for ; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:13:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from snagit@cbpratt.prohosting.com) Received: from n120.sc0.cp.net (smtpout1066.sc0.he.tucows.com [64.97.144.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 354A243D72 for ; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:13:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from snagit@cbpratt.prohosting.com) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (67.47.213.85) by n120.sc0.cp.net (7.2.069.1) (authenticated as eagletree@hughes.net) id 450EC039000212DC for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:13:06 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <36F4A97F-BD2A-4602-A87F-881F59EA72E4@cbpratt.prohosting.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: freeBSD From: Chris Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:12:58 -0700 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Subject: cvsup between levels, single user issue 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: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:13:07 -0000 I was going to attempt an in-place upgrade of a light load server running 5.3 to bring it to 6.1 RELEASE P6 (RELENG_6_1). I read in UPDATING that going between 5.x and 6.x requires single user mode which isn't an option on a remote machine (though I can stop sendmail, bind, popper etc manually but not that which keeps me on like sshd). I've not taken a machine to single user yet during my builds but have always had the box in my possession and on my private net when I've done that. I saw threads even today that left the issue somewhat up in the air. I still need to protect the machine. Would a doable jump be to move the machine to RELENG_5_5 remotely or would that most likely be unsuccessful without going single user? There is no exotic hardware on the box.