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From: Oliver Peter <lists@peter.de.com>
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Subject: Re: Upgrading Jails
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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 06:06:49AM -0800, David Allen wrote:
> I have a test system where I've accumulated a large number of jails.  To
> update them (I'm not using the method outlined in the Handbook), I'd like
> to avoid mounting /usr/src and /usr/obj within each and then jexec-ing a
> shell but instead, perform everything on the host system directly.  Would
> the following be appropriate?

Why bother with updating each jail and waste diskspace when you can
have ezjail (sysutils/ezjail) to create and update your jails in one
go?

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Oliver PETER, email: oliver@peter.de.com, ICQ# 113969174
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