On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 01:25:55PM -0800, Ron wrote: > Thanks. > > I updated my source tree, and am about to run the following (20.4.1 in > the handbook): > > # make buildworld > # make buildkernel > # make installkernel > # reboot > > But, it then says: > > After installkernel finishes successfully, you should boot in single > user mode (i.e. using boot -s from the loader prompt). Then run: > > # mergemaster -p > # make installworld > # mergemaster > # reboot > > Is it going to be possible to do this upgrade without access to the > server?
Not with 100% safety. If the upgrade is small (e.g. 5.3-RELEASE to 5.3-RELEASE+security patches), then you can often get away without needing single-user mode. If you're trying to upgrade to a new version, this becomes increasingly dangerous. And in any event you need to have a recovery plan thought out, for the cases when something goes wrong. > I am going to need to do this whole process over ssh. My > server is several hundred miles away. Do I need to update the kernel? Yes. Kris
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