Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:43:19 -0400 From: beno <zope@2012.vi> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rebuilding Kernel Message-ID: <44EAFBE7.2030704@2012.vi> In-Reply-To: <20060822073129.GC93501@gothmog.pc> References: <44EA1789.5040707@2012.vi> <20060822073129.GC93501@gothmog.pc>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2006-08-21 16:28, beno <zope@2012.vi> wrote: > >> Hi; >> I just barely finished upgrading from 5.3 to 6.1 and all is well, >> however, now I realize I have to rebuild my kernel again to accommodate >> PF. I've edited the correct GENERIC file (I'm on an i386 box). >> > > Don't edit GENERIC. It's very rarely a good idea. If you spend some > time to fine tune GENERIC to your own particular setup, matching your > own preferences, you may be surprised in a very bad way after the next > CVSup run, when all your local modifications are blown away by CVSup as > it updates your 'GENERIC' configuration to the official GENERIC status. > > It is a *FAR* better idea to copy GENERIC and edit a copy. Most of the > time I even go as far as copying GENERIC _outside_ of the `/usr/src' > tree, i.e. in `/root/kernconf/LOCAL' and symlink that file inside the > source tree, i.e. at `/usr/src/sys/i386/conf'. > Great. I added that to my script and copied over GENERIC to a separate folder, as per your idea. Now, since I had already rebuilt the kernel, I presume I don't have to concern myself with this issue until the next time I do so, is that correct? > Why are you running `/etc/rc.shutdown' manually? > > Why are you using `pkill' on Sendmail and syslogd? > As Mikhail Goriachev stated, I followed his instructions explicitly because I figured (correctly) that he_knew_what_he_was_doing, even if (as it now appears) it was overkill. Better safe than sorry :) beno
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