Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 03:45:49 -1000 From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=F6vesd=E1n_G=E1bor?= <security@t-hosting.hu> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to update my system Message-ID: <EA2AC2AE-852D-47E1-9A9D-C91686FF59D3@netgate.com> In-Reply-To: <429DB9B2.70405@t-hosting.hu> References: <43866.62.2.21.164.1117631913.squirrel@www.gwch.net> <429DB9B2.70405@t-hosting.hu>
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On Jun 1, 2005, at 3:35 AM, K=F6vesd=E1n G=E1bor wrote: > > Reboot into single user mode, remount root with mount -u, then: > > cd /usr/src > make installworld I keep seeing this, and its all fine and dandy, I even understand =20 some of the reasons why its a good idea. But friends, I, and probably a million other people, run FreeBSD in =20 colo space, and in my case, its a 3000 mile trip (across the ocean, so I can't even drive) to go visit the poor =20 machines. So, what about a short discussion on the risks of ignoring the =20 request to go to single-user? and yeah, I know about serial consoles. OK.
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