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From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Upgrading a live server with rdist
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Jamie wrote:
>    I am trying to upgrade a running production server with rdist, but some
> of the files will not update. I am getting messages like:
> 
> 
> rdist: server.foo.net:/bin/rcp: Operation not permitted
> updating: /kernel
> rdist: server.foo.net:/kernel: Operation not permitted
> updating: /sbin/init
> rdist: server.foo.net:/sbin/init: Operation not permitted

These files probably have the system immutable flag set.  Make sure you do not 
have the system security level enabled ("sysctl kern.securelevel" gives -1), 
then run:

	chflags noschg /kernel /bin/rcp /sbin/init

...or "chflags -R noschg /".

-- 
-Chuck