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Subject: Re: Remote upgrade possible?
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Joseph Koenig (jWeb) wrote:

>I have a freebsd 4.9 system that I'd like to get upgraded to 4.10 and then
>soon to 4.11. However, the server is not physically in front of me, nor do I
>have physical access to it. Is it possible still to upgrade it, or do I need
>to physically get in front of the machine somehow? Thanks,
>
>  
>
This is possible, however you are always taking a chance when you 
installworld without going to single user mode first. That said, I make 
a habit out of pushing my luck with systems I have in front of me by 
going so far as to make installworld while using an xterm in X-windows. 
That said, if you ssh in, and shut down as many things as you can (web 
servers, mail processes, etc) you should be fine doing this from a 
distance. The downside is, in the rare event that it does bomb, you're 
stuck until you can actually get to the box, or unless someone 
reasonably competent can get to it.