Re: FreeBSD Patch question

From: Chris Howells (lists_at_chrishowells.co.uk)
Date: 09/25/03

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    Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 20:16:53 +0100
    
    

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    Hi,

    On Thursday 25 September 2003 20:01, V. Jones wrote:
    > I administer a remote server and want to apply some of the security
    > patches.  (I assume this is the best way to go since I can't go into
    > single-user mode to use CVsup).

    Why do you want to go into single user mode to use cvsup anyway? I cvsup as
    normal, use screen(1) to do a compile (the box is headless so I check on the
    compile periodically using ssh), and then only go into single user when I do
    the 'make installworld'.

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