Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:37:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> To: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> Cc: Nuno Teixeira <nuno.mailinglists@pt-quorum.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RELEASE 4.3 -> RELENG_4_3: SUCCESSFULLY but ... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108092234300.89859-100000@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> In-Reply-To: <20010801235514.D1443@tao.org.uk>
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On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Josef Karthauser wrote: > On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 10:01:41PM +0100, Nuno Teixeira wrote: > > > My question is: what is the real danger of doing `installworld` in > > multiuser mode? I have doing a lot of tests in other machines tracking > > STABLE and I have no problems so far. > > I've _always_ done installworld in multiuser on many servers. That > doesn't mean that it's the safest way, but it was safe enough for me. > > Joe > Well, I got talked into trying this and it panic'd the running kernel, so I won't do it that way again! I know lots of folks have gotten away with this, but it seems to be Russian Roulette.. I now have a "boot.config" file with "-h" in it and a null modem cable to my portmaster. I reboot into single-user, telnet into the portmaster and get on the serial port. Works very well. You could also cross-connect serial ports from another server. -Jim Durham To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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