Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 15:50:31 -0600 From: Laurence Sanford <lauasanf@wilderness.dyn.dhs.org> To: "Joseph Koenig (jWeb)" <joe@jwebmedia.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Remote upgrade possible? Message-ID: <41DDB2A7.8020001@wilderness.dyn.dhs.org> In-Reply-To: <BE030CE7.15722%joe@jwebmedia.com> References: <BE030CE7.15722%joe@jwebmedia.com>
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Joseph Koenig (jWeb) wrote: >I have a freebsd 4.9 system that I'd like to get upgraded to 4.10 and then >soon to 4.11. However, the server is not physically in front of me, nor do I >have physical access to it. Is it possible still to upgrade it, or do I need >to physically get in front of the machine somehow? Thanks, > > > This is possible, however you are always taking a chance when you installworld without going to single user mode first. That said, I make a habit out of pushing my luck with systems I have in front of me by going so far as to make installworld while using an xterm in X-windows. That said, if you ssh in, and shut down as many things as you can (web servers, mail processes, etc) you should be fine doing this from a distance. The downside is, in the rare event that it does bomb, you're stuck until you can actually get to the box, or unless someone reasonably competent can get to it.
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