Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:21:37 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Finish upgrading remote server without physically being there? Message-ID: <4D6E8AB1.3050706@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <4439n5bdlj.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <AANLkTin39JjTsts2WwgDUV2QfZL745D0P3DqTkko8TFq@mail.gmail.com> <4D6E6B16.7010508@my.gd> <AANLkTin7sHXsLwBBUmHinDaB3FLOH25_CDy4v82gKFjw@mail.gmail.com> <4D6E6E51.8030708@my.gd> <4439n5bdlj.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On 3/2/11 7:07 PM, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> writes: > >> On 3/2/11 5:15 PM, Ed Flecko wrote: >>> Thanks Damien. >>> >>> :-) >>> >>> Two questions - >>> >>> 1.) If rebooting into single user mode isn't obviously a >>> requirement...I wonder why so many tutorials, books, etc. tell you to >>> do this? >>> >> >> Rebooting single user ensures that most daemons aren't launched, as well >> as stuff related to networking and so on. >> >> It's safer but not mandatory per se. >> >> I've done 7.4-PRE to 8.0-REL upgrades just fine without the single user >> step, AND the machine came back alive ;) > > I do this all the time too, but if the new kernel doesn't boot, you > end up in more trouble than needing an extra reboot. The reboot part is > definitely important -- you can reboot into multiuser mode and do the > installworld that way, but if you have the new utilities and have to > drop back to an old kernel, you may have to reinstall the base system. > No you don't. after you make installkernel cd /boot mv kernel test mv kernel.old kernel nextboot -k test reboot ... all goes well ... cd /boot mv kernel kernel.old mv test kernel reboot Bless nextboot :)
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