On Thu, 6 Apr 2017 13:03:32 +0200 Dejan Jocic <jode...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Have you thought of cloning your specific set up and then testing it > to see how it will upgrade? Like one clone that you will upgrade with > preventing systemd-sysv to install via Pin-Priority and other clone > where you will upgrade to systemd? Upgrade to at least Jessie is > something that will happen in your case anyway, so why not test it up > front? Just thought really. > If I was a paid admin looking after multiple servers, yes, that's the obvious thing to do. But this isn't my job, and I can't afford to buy a second set of hardware, so the only practical test is to actually do it. I don't usually take a full backup, but I certainly will this time. Even so, if I have a serious problem and need to restore, I can't actually troubleshoot the problem offline, and will simply need to try again when I have more time. -- Joe