> Last night I patched our CF server instances with the latest > security patch from Adobe. We use multiple instances and > going into each one and applying the patch took a really long > time. It got me thinking... > > Lets say, I created a directory (c:\cfpatches) and I add the > directory to the jvm classpath or the java shared libraries > path in jvm.config for each instance. > Then... Whenever an update that comes out is just one of the > h*.jre files, I would just put them in that directory and > restart all of the instances. No having to go into individual > CFAdmins to apply the patches. > > What do you think, would it work the way I'm thinking it > would, would it crash something, or do something else altogether?
That should work, assuming you want all your instances to be at the same patch level. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:293512 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

