From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 23 14:42:34 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78ECEC6A for ; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:42:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from flat.berklix.org (flat.berklix.org [83.236.223.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4C951744 for ; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:42:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mart.js.berklix.net (p57BCF55B.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [87.188.245.91]) (authenticated bits=128) by flat.berklix.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r3NEfgTM024920; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:41:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by mart.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r3NEgdXR096041; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:42:39 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r3NEgICq047723; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:42:23 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201304231442.r3NEgICq047723@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Outback Dingo Subject: Re: Problem creating user account From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:12:46 EDT." Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:42:18 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org, "Herbert J. Skuhra" , AMS_MDF_operations X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:42:34 -0000 Outback Dingo wrote: > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > > "Herbert J. Skuhra" wrote: > > > Den 23.04.2013 13:17, skrev AMS_MDF_operations: > > > > LS, > > > > What is going ewrong? > > > > > > > > Problem : Creating user account > > > > > > > > -bash-2.05b$ uname -a > > > > FreeBSD us-syslog01.dcn.versatel.net 4.9-RELEASE-p10 FreeBSD > > > > 4.9-RELEASE-p10 #1: Thu Jun 24 10:04:37 GMT 2004 > > > > root@syslog1.versatel.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SYSLOG i386 > > > > -bash-2.05b$ > > > > > > This version of FreeBSD is 9 years old and long EOL'ed. > > > Have you ever considered upgrading this machine? > > > > Wow ! Actually I too still run some 4 (for reasons > > I won't distract this thread with) as well as other hosts on > > 9.1-RELEASE etc, but if AMS_MDF_operations@tele2.com needs to stay > > on 4, he/she should at least consider upgrading to 4.11-RELEASE for > > various bug fixes while staying on same feature set. > > > > > looking at the hostname, it simply appears to be a syslog server, so why > upgrade it, if it aint broke dont fix it > 4.X was rock solid stable and fast Yes, 4 was light on resources too, no bloated gcc make worlds thrashing on *insn*.c back then. But I still long ago upgraded all my 4.x to 4.11, just as I similarly raised sundry 6.* hosts to last minor number of 6.4. Raising to last minor numbers is generaly easy, reduces local version diversity, gets free bug fixes without the cost of problems from new features/ changes in new major numbers. Increases the chances someone out there is running the same major.minor combo, even if EOL'd. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultant, Munich http://berklix.com Reply below not above, like a play script. Indent old text with "> ". Send plain text. No quoted-printable, HTML, base64, multipart/alternative.