On 8/18/05, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > 1. I have a old computer that is slow and has little memory. But I want to > keep it updated with patches. I can't compile these patches on the system but > I could do it on another faster system. But how can I later apply the > compiled patches to the weak system? >
I would suggest getting a fast machine to build whatever version of OpenBSD you're running, then make a release(8) of that version. I impliment this in any networks I run multiple OpenBSD installations and it works quite well. After I build the release, I then put it on an ftp server and I can mass upgrade/install OpenBSD machines in a very short period of time. > 2. Alot of you seem to use sudo instead of su - when you want to do something > that requires privileges. Why is this? What settings are you using for sudo? > This has been discussed a lot in the past, and I'm sure you can find plenty in the archives about it. I know I could ramble on and on about the advantages and disadvantages of both su and sudo, it's more a matter of which tool you feel most comfortable with, know best, and the type of usage and administration the system in question requires. Jason
