>> > >> I need to test a kernel config change on a remote system. Is there a >> > >> safe way to do this? The fallback thing in grub has never worked for >> > >> me. When does that ever work? >> > > >> > > You can press ESC in the Grub screen and it will take you to text-only >> >> mode. >> >> > > There, you select an entry, press "e" and edit it. Press ENTER when >> >> you're >> >> > > finished, and then press "b" to boot your modified entry. >> > > >> > > That way, you can boot whatever kernel you want if the current one >> >> doesn't >> >> > > work. >> > >> > I can't do that remotely though. I'm probably asking for something >> > that doesn't exist. >> > >> > - Grant >> >> Situations like these that made me decide with great conviction to always >> deploy my servers virtualized, even if the box in question will only host a >> single VM. >> >> Now, if I lost my intelligence for a couple of seconds and somehow ended up >> with a VM that's no longer accessible remotely, I just connect to the >> virtual console. >> >> The flip side? Now I'm getting too daring/careless, and the uptime now >> drops below my (self-imposed) target of 99.99% :-P > > What do you do when you need to upgrade the host, rather than the guest? > > -- > Regards, > Mick
Exactly. - Grant
