Presently I install my servers using a automated pxeboot method. The NFS image I choose is a copy of the freebsd 4.8-RELEASE cdrom. Post install I cvsup the plain 4.8-RELEASE server to RELENG_4_8 (taking the patchlevel to 4.8-RELEASE-p15 for example) and then build world. The cvsup/buildworld takes a long time. These steps are also difficult to automate.
After installing the RELEASE, install FreeBSD Update (ports/security/freebsd-update), move its configuration file into the right place, and run `freebsd-update fetch && freebsd-update install`. Given a decent internet connection, this takes no more than a couple minutes, and is much easier than updating your install image every time security issues arise.
Colin Percival
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