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> Can others with remote systems comment about what they do in this step?

installkernel, reboot, installworld, mergemaster, reboot.

*But* - for remote systems I never make huge leaps. I would
certainly never upgrade across a major version like you are doing.
Fpr those upgrades (which are only once per yer maximum) I make the
effort to go down there and do it physically in front of the machine.

Within a single major release, however, I have never had
any problems with the above prcedure.

-pete.