Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 22:40:49 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A possibly odd upgrade question Message-ID: <20110519224049.a97c15fa.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=frhi1=bg-hPvMkcbagf8EXv8YgA@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTiki_yzeYNGVsSunk0H6j0EY%2BAb2Zg@mail.gmail.com> <20110504142626.539c2b6f@scorpio> <BANLkTime92wrMOUhESWVRpLjHGCd9Sc9RA@mail.gmail.com> <4DC1CA49.8060801@onetel.com> <20110504181106.4ea5b8e7@scorpio> <BANLkTi=frhi1=bg-hPvMkcbagf8EXv8YgA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 19 May 2011 16:29:41 -0400, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote: > If I go the way of pkg_delete -fravd, will it save configs in > /usr/local/etc/ ? I just need to know if I need to take the extra step to > archive that directory beforehand or not.... I would advice to do so, no matter what the pkg_delete command will cause. If I remember correctly, MODYFIED files will not be touched (checksum test), and a directory won't be removed if it contains something that won't be deleted according to the initial "packing list". So if anything unexpected happens - you can consult your "before" configuration files to change the "after" ones, or simply re-use them if possible. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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