From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 11 01:47:56 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51BE31065670 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:47:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aimass@yabarana.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f172.google.com (mail-iy0-f172.google.com [209.85.210.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 227B98FC0C for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:47:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iye7 with SMTP id 7so2272092iye.17 for ; Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:47:55 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.91.69 with SMTP id l5mr11311780ibm.47.1313027274661; Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:47:54 -0700 (PDT) Sender: aimass@yabarana.com Received: by 10.231.30.136 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:47:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <55A74C53CF85244A8000286B9B0313FE19534CB154@SCHOENTB1EXMB02.ap.ds.army.mil> References: <55A74C53CF85244A8000286B9B0313FE19534CB154@SCHOENTB1EXMB02.ap.ds.army.mil> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:47:54 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ILWL9QHnGerjycr7Skd09489q5k Message-ID: From: Alejandro Imass To: "Wright, Jonathon Mr CTR US USA USARPAC" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: FreeBSD supported versions (UNCLASSIFIED) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:47:56 -0000 On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Wright, Jonathon Mr CTR US USA USARPAC wrote: > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: FOUO > > TWIMC, > > How do I know as an admin of my FreeBSD server that the version I am runn= ing is supported via automated fashion? In my experience with FBSD they are supported for a very long time, no worries there. But it's usually best to stay no more than 2 major releases. Example current is 8.2, I wouldn't have any 6.x systems today but there are people that have because that particular version may provide some specific thing to them. It's the same way that people still use Apache 1.3 for whatever reason. Personally, I only have 7.x and 8.x servers and I only use RELEASE versions, but YMMV of course. > I'm trying to find a way to do this through a script of sorts so that whe= n the date comes, I'm alerted that I need to upgrade. > FBSD is so awesome that all you have to is .forward root mail to your admin account and automated scripts will tell you about outdated ports, security patches, vulnerability notes, state of your network, hard drives and many more things. These crons and scripts are already part of any standard FBSD installations. > For example on this link: http://www.freebsd.org/security/#sup > It has a table with dates / versions. > How can I query this through the ports tree / or other means? You don't need to. just wait for the mails I mentioned above and take action from there! Best, -- Alejandro Imass > > V/R, > Jonathon > > > > Jonathon Wright =A0 CISSP, MSIS, SSCP, BSIT > RCERT PACIFIC - Architecture Cell > Contractor, Quantum Research > (808) 438-1094 > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: FOUO > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >