Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:18:30 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Chris Haulmark" <chris@sigd.net> Cc: Grant Peel <gpeel@thenetnow.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2.1 to 6.2 Migration. Message-ID: <44640jrpsp.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC220F34B2E6@ms05.mailstreet2003.net> (Chris Haulmark's message of "Sat\, 3 Nov 2007 15\:48\:14 -0400") References: <011e01c81e3a$82335dc0$6501a8c0@GRANT> <6FC9F9894A9F8C49A722CF9F2132FC220F34B2E6@ms05.mailstreet2003.net>
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"Chris Haulmark" <chris@sigd.net> writes: > Grant Peel wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I thought I would ask the question before I do it the hard way .... >> >> 1. Can FreeBSD be upgraded from 5.2.1 to 6.2 ? > > Yes. > >> >> if so ... >> >> 2. Can it be done through an ssh connection, or MUST I make the trip > to >> the >> farm and do it from the console? > > I've done 5.x to 6.x upgrades via ssh. It is possible. > > In the handbook, you will see mentions of booting into single user mode > and I can tell you that it is not required. It's a good safety precaution; if your updated kernel won't boot, you will need to reinstall most of the system.
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