Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 02:18:26 +0100 From: Nuno Teixeira <nuno.teixeira@pt-quorum.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating security fixes without single user mode? Message-ID: <20010726021826.I5227@gateway.bogus> In-Reply-To: <24133.996109511@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>; from sheldonh@starjuice.net on Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 03:05:11AM %2B0200 References: <20010726015730.F5227@gateway.bogus> <24133.996109511@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
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On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 03:05:11AM +0200, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 01:57:30 +0100, Nuno Teixeira wrote: > > > What is the best way of maintain the system updated without single user mode? > > > > Patches? Packages? > > Intelligent application of patches and careful rebuilding of affected > binaries. This requires quite a good understanding of how the FreeBSD > build fits together. You can get away with reading the advisories > carefully. > > Should you ever need a patch that involves a change to the kernel, your > SOL. You can do the installkernel, installworld and mergemaster in > multiuser mode and hope for the best (as many people do) when you > reboot. > > However, kernel changes on a release security branch are expected to be > infrequent. > > Ciao, > Sheldon. Hi, Just one more question: Tracking RELEASE_4_3 include fixing for all problems listed in " http://www.freebsd.org/security/index.html#adv "? Thanks, -- -- Nuno Teixeira Dir. Técnico pt-quorum.com -- PGP Public Key: http://www.pt-quorum.com/pgp/nunoteixeira.asc Key fingerprint: 8C2C B364 D4DC 0C92 56F5 CE6F 8F07 720A 63A0 4FC7 -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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