From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 27 15:03:22 2010 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 D649D106564A for ; Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:03:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A9FF8FC13 for ; Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:03:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.28]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 27 Jun 2010 11:03:21 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.10.8-GA) with ESMTP id LTG49960; Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:02:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 209-6-91-204.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([209.6.91.204]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 27 Jun 2010 11:02:44 -0400 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <19495.26643.954609.716885@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:02:43 -0400 To: "Grant Peel" In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" XEmacs Lucid X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Updating 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: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:03:22 -0000 Grant Peel writes: > What would be the prefered method of upgrading servers from > freebsd 6.x to 8.x ? > > Fresh install and reload users data, rebuild ports etc? This. Safer, expecially if you install to a clean disk. Possibly less time. Definitely less hassle (once you get the initial installation done). Robert Huff