Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:07:39 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3??? Message-ID: <20040901210739.GD41782@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <8274FA53-FC40-11D8-AE08-000393934006@npc-usa.com> References: <8274FA53-FC40-11D8-AE08-000393934006@npc-usa.com>
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On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 10:58:20AM -0700, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > So, I have been told that I shouldn't put 5.x on a production box, but > on the other hand I need pam_ldap, nss_ldap support on my box, which I > have also been told is only available in 5.x. Whereas this is to be a > Postfix server, I would like to know, which version of 5.x should I > install, or perhaps there is a way to use linux emulation for pam and > nss under 4.x? If, however, 5.x I must install, which would people > recommend and what problems will I be facing by putting it into > production? > Despite the official warnings, I've been running 5.2 on my DNS server since early July. Zero stability problems noted; and the server gets some heavy use. This is just one reason I've stuck with FBSD since 2.0.5: the design and implementation is first rate. If I were you, I would install 5.3beta now and update every few weeks until 5.3 is marked -STABLE. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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