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Date:      Fri, 1 Feb 2013 14:58:55 -0600
From:      Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz>
To:        Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: freebsd-update problems
Message-ID:  <20130201205855.GA53909@rootbsd.daleco.biz>
In-Reply-To: <87obg3bynm.fsf@oak.localnet>
References:  <87obg3bynm.fsf@oak.localnet>

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On Fri, Feb 01, 2013 at 11:51:41AM -0800, Carl Johnson wrote:
> I ran freebsd-update to update my 8.1-RELEASE system to 8.3-RELEASE
> (freebsd-update -r 8.3-RELEASE upgrade).  It downloaded a bunch of
> files, asked me to edit some configuration files, showed me long lists
> of files that have been changed, added and removed, and then ended with
> no status or error indications.  The problem is that there appears to be
> absolutely NO change in my system that I can find.  I have checked /etc,
> /bin, and /lib with 'ls -lct | head', but there are no files that have
> changed recently.  The /var/db/freebsd-update directory has over 500MB
> of files it downloaded.
> 
> Does anybody have any suggestions on what might have happened and what
> can be done?
> -- 
> Carl Johnson		carlj@peak.org
> 

I'm not looking at the docs ATM, but IIRC you need to run an install
step now.  Check the docs ... they should tell you.

HTH,

Kevin Kinsey




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