Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:21:21 -0500 From: "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net> To: Scott Schappell <archon-dated-1061492796.ac6f46@silvertree.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: realpath advisory question Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20030814142121.012ea428@sage-one.net> In-Reply-To: <20030814190635.GA65061@silvertree.org>
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At 12:06 PM 8.14.2003 -0700, Scott Schappell wrote: >I have a question regarding whether or not I need to upgrade my system, and >if so, what's the best way to do it to minimize downtime. > >If this should have gone to the security list, I apologize. > >uname output: > >bash-2.05b$ uname -a >FreeBSD arthur.silvertree.org 4.8-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE #1: Sat Aug 2 >15:57:20 PDT 2003 >root@ygraine.silvertree.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ARTHUR0 i386 > >Does anything in the uname suggest I'm OK, or do I need to upgrade? > >I'm a bit nervous about doing a make world update, but only for downtime >concerns. > >Is there another command I can run to verify whether or not I'm OK? > >Thanks in advance for your help, and if I left something out, please feel >free to let me know. I have my asbestos suit on :). > >Thanks! > > >Scott Scott: Suggest you might look back a few days worth of archives as there is a "ton" of messages about this issue. As I understand though, if you built the OS from sources, you should be safe. If you did a binary install, you should do a fresh install -- or better, make you own world.... Hope this is correct.... look at the other messages too. Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator SageOne Net http://www.sage-one.net jackstone@sage-one.net
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