On Sat, Dec 04, 2004 at 06:49:15PM +0100, ptitoliv
wrote:> Hello everybody,
>
> I would like to upgrade one of my FreeBSD boxes but I have a little
> problem with the mergemaster. It is said in the handbook that is
> necessary to reboot on single mode in order to modify config file using
> mergemaster. But the problem is that the box concerned is not physically
> accessible (only with SSH). So what are the possibles solutions in order
> to upgrade my FreeBSD in a clean way ?
It is not necessary to reboot or go into single user mode in order to
run mergemaster, and I doubt the handbook says it is necessary.
It is sometimes necessary to reboot with a new kernel to let
installworld work properly, but most of the time rebooting is not
needed.
It is usually a good idea to boot into single-user mode to make sure
that there is no programs running in the background that can disrupt/be
disrupted by the upgrade process, but it is rarely necessary.
--
<Insert your favourite quote here.>
Erik Trulsson
ertr1013@student.uu.se