Paul Schmehl wrote: > --On Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:59:46 AM -0500 Eric Crist > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> The difference between a binary upgrade and an upgrade via CVS or >> cvsup is the time between creation of the sources. Binary upgrades >> generally come out durning major releases, for example, from 4.9 to >> 4.10. Any security patches added between that time were only >> available with a CVS/cvsup upgrade, followed by a system rebuild. >> > This is simply not true. You can upgrade all the sources using > freebsd-update. Look in /usr/ports/security/freebsd-update. > I use this on > production servers now to lessen downtime. All you have to > do is a fetch, > then an install, then reboot, and you're done. On a production webserver > getting millions of hits a month, this is a godsend. > > Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Adjunct Information Security Officer > The University of Texas at Dallas > AVIEN Founding Member > http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
My bad, I wasn't aware of this software. I stand corrected. Thanks! Found on Conan O'Brian: Children's books written by celebrities; By Mel Gibson: Jesus Christ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. ----- Keep your powder dry and your pecker hard and the world WILL turn. ----- Eric F Crist _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
