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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!vbcnet-west!knews.uk0.vbc.net!vbcnet-gb!azure.xara.net!xara.net!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!netcom.net.uk!ix.netcom.com!worldnet.att.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news-xfer.netaxs.com!hammer.uoregon.edu!zephyr.texoma.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: le@put.com (Louis Epstein) Subject: Re: Upgrading 2.1.0 to 2.1.7 - how to? X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] X-Nntp-Posting-User: le Organization: Putnam Internet Services Message-ID: <E71JD9.LyH@nonexistent.com> References: <5elbnc$l89@shellx.best.com> <5fbkre$9mf@uriah.heep.sax.de> X-Trace: 858355532/22435 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: main.put.com Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:05:33 GMT Lines: 30 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:37034 J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote: : le@put.com (Louis Epstein) wrote: : : > : You gotta replace all of them. It's probably the simplest way to just : > : use the upgrade option of sysinstall -- but make sure you've got : > : proper backups in place, in particular of your /etc directory. : > : > Where would I put the backups? : : On the tape drive where you put your nightly backups, too. ;-) Hmm,a set of filees elsewhere on the HD would get wiped? : If you're only concerned about /etc, that'll fit onto a floppy disk. : : > My 2.1 kernel was recompiled for long user IDs,can the affected files : > be patched back in to 2.1.7 or must the process be repeated? : : I'm not sure what the affected files are. I would probably repeat the : process. The good news: FreeBSD 3.0 will finally allow for longer : usernames by default. But it may be a year before there's a bugfixed stable 3.x... : > (What improvements can be expected as a result of this upgrade?) : : Security and other bug fixes mostly. 2.1.0 and 2.1.5 have the same security holes,at least,that 2.1.6 did,right?