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Date:      Mon, 08 Sep 2003 08:51:42 -0500
From:      Peter Elsner <peter@servplex.com>
To:        "Peter Rosa" <prosa@pro.sk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD upgrade on production server - Solved
Message-ID:  <5.2.0.9.2.20030908085117.011beaa0@mail.servplex.com>
In-Reply-To: <001501c3760f$d2153ca0$3501a8c0@pro.sk>
References:  <003401c373c4$75e78fc0$3501a8c0@pro.sk> <44y8wzh0jo.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>

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Looks like you forgot to run mergemaster.

man mergemaster


Peter Elsner


At 03:48 PM 9/8/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Many thanks to everybody.
>Of course, I have read the Handbook, but there are very "wide" solution, not
>so specific as I tried to find. There is never said e.g. "Backup file
>/etc/fstab" or "After installation mergemaster your previously backed
>sendmail.cf with the new one to include your old changes". And I am so busy,
>that I tried to find such very specific type of information. Yes, yes, yes,
>it is bad idea to disturb you, but the list is the only "live" forum I have
>found. Once again, thanks a lot.
>
>However, I upgraded that machine and all works fine (finally the sendmail,
>too). Except when I login, I get following errors (written twice):
>Sep  8 08:35:01 ns login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv1
>Sep  8 08:35:01 ns login: no modules loaded for `login' service
>Sep  8 08:35:01 ns login: pam_open_session: Permission denied
>
>What is it ? Is it I have misconfigured pam ? And how can I repair it ?
>
>Please, help.
>
>Peter Rosa
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lowell Gilbert" <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
>To: "SUPPORT" <support@bluetooth-shop.sk>
>Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
>Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:28 PM
>Subject: Re: FreeBSD upgrade on production server
>
>
> > "SUPPORT" <support@bluetooth-shop.sk> writes:
> >
> > > I wish to upgrade my production firewall / mailserver / DNS server from
> > > 4.3 to 4.8. The simplest way seems to be use of CVSUP. OK, but...
> >
> > Right, so far.
> >
> > > Is it safe ?
> >
> > It's not completely safe.  Of course, neither is running a
> > two-and-a-half year-old release of any operating system
> > connected to the Internet.  Risk is something you have to
> > manage, not avoid.
> >
> > >              What should I backup ?
> >
> > Everything you'd mind losing.  For me, that's mostly /etc,
> > /usr/local/etc, user data, kernel configs, and the log directory.
> >
> > >                                     There is running well-configured
> > > sendmail - are there some changes in its configuration between
> > > versions 8.11.3 used in FreeBSD 4.3 and 8.12.8p1 used in
> > > FreeBSD 4.8.
> >
> > There certainly are some changes.  Some of them are related to
> > important security fixes.  You will need to merge your configuration
> > into the updates.
> >
> > > This is my only mailserver and I don't have an secondary
> > > if something fails...
> >
> > Well, the safest approach is to have a spare system, and build the
> > modifications on that.  If you can't do that, then almost as safe (and
> > actually safer from your own oversights) is to have a spare machine to
> > try out the upgrade on so you get used to the procedure.  If you
> > really can't spare a machine for any of these things, accept some
> > downtime and make sure you're *very* careful as you go through the
> > documented procedure.
> >
> > > Please, advice if you have some know-how :-)))
> >
> > All of my specific advice is *in* the Handbook.  If I had any more
> > advice, I'd submit it to, well, the Handbook.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
>
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