Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:06:46 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Finish upgrading remote server without physically being there? Message-ID: <4D6E6B16.7010508@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin39JjTsts2WwgDUV2QfZL745D0P3DqTkko8TFq@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTin39JjTsts2WwgDUV2QfZL745D0P3DqTkko8TFq@mail.gmail.com>
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On 3/2/11 5:03 PM, Ed Flecko wrote: > Hi folks, > If I understand the process of upgrading FreeeBSD correctly, after running: > > make buildworld > > make buildkernel > > make installkernel > > I then need to reboot into single user mode (which can only be done if > I'm physically standing at the machine, right?), and then finally: > > adjkerntz -i > > mount -a -t ufs > > mergemaster -p > > cd /usr/src > > make installworld > > mergemaster > > and then one final reboot. > > Is there a way to finish the upgrade process without actually being in > front of the server??? > > Thank you, > Ed Dropping to single user is not strictly necessary, in fact I never do. buildworld buildkernel installkernel reboot mergemaster -p installworld mergemaster -F rebuild your ports reboot
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