Thank you very much for your assistance. It is much appreciated. Thanks again.
"Haulmark, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Moran > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 1:31 PM > To: Kenneth A. Bond > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Core System Update > > "Kenneth A. Bond" wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am trying to determine how often to update my systems. > > Currently I am using anoncvs in order to synch my source. > > >From there I run the typical > > > > # make buildworld > > # make buildkernel > > # make installkernel > > # > > # mergemaster -p# make installworld# mergemaster# reboot > > > > Should I only perform this when a security vulnerability is found? > > > > I am trying to achieve maximum uptime for these systems and want to > > confirm how often I should perform a core system update. > > Please wrap you lines aroun 72 chars. See > http://www.lemis.com/questions.html > > If you're shooting for max uptime and the most stable system, you can > follow the procedure I follow for most of my clients: > 1) Install the latests 4.x-RELEASE > 2) cvsup to RELENG_4_x (currently RELENG_4_10) > 3) rebuild/reinstall the core system. > 4) When 4.11 comes out, schedule a weekend and cvsup the system to > RELENG_4_11, rebuild/reinstall. Pay special attention to > /usr/src/UPDATING, repeat for 4.12, etc > 5) Subscribe to FreeBSD-security. When a vuln is announced, recvsup > to the RELENG_4_x and rebuild/reinstall Or simply follow the alert's patch instructions if it is unrelated to a kernel fix. A service or two would require to be restarted after being patched. > 6) Step 5 can occasionally be skipped. For example, there were many > sites that I had using FreeBSD that I didn't have to update when > bind problems were fixed, because they weren't running DNS servers. > If you're not sure, you're safer updating than not. For instance, today, a CVS server had a security alert sent out, which is not important to those of us who do not use CVS server. > > -- > Bill Moran > Potential Technologies > http://www.potentialtech.com > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > -- Chris Haulmark System Admin. Freelancer "In market for IT corrections for a salary." Computers are like Air Conditioners: They stop working properly if you open Windows. --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
