> > > Is there anyway to reverse 32upgrade package after it has been installed
> > > on a 2.2.8-STABLE system. This is on a production box and rebuilding is
> > > not an option I have time to explore.
> >
> > If it's a production system you will have had backups from immediately
> > before your upgrade, and reversing the upgrade will be a simple matter
> > of restoring your backups.
> >
> > Why do you want to reverse it anyway?
>
> Well the custom software that is running on this box is only geared
> for 2.28 at the moment. Backup tapes do you know good if you are not
> sure what files got changed and how. Which is the reason for the
> question.
The upgrade package is just that; a package. You can check what's in a
package with pkg_info. You'll need access to a second 2.2.8 system to
recover files that may have been overwritten.
As a general rule, installing things blind on a production system is
not a good idea. 8)
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