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Date:      Wed, 14 Aug 2019 16:07:04 +0100
From:      Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
To:        tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: possibly silly question regarding freebsd-update
Message-ID:  <20190814160704.75a360eac1a39bbdf07e496d@sohara.org>
In-Reply-To: <20190814145940.GE73009@bastion.zyxst.net>
References:  <20190814145940.GE73009@bastion.zyxst.net>

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On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:59:40 +0100
tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I've used freebsd for a long while but freebsd-update only relatively
> recently. I have always rebooted the server after freebsd-update install.
> 
> I was wondering - is rebooting a requirement?

	Only if the update installs a new kernel, otherwise some restarting
of services may be required depending on what changed.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>



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