On Saturday, June 30, 2007 at 21:54:00 -0500, Aaron wrote: >That sounds good, and i read http://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade41.html >about upgrading, and http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Release > >When following stable with the method described in the faq, i didn't >notice anything about "final steps" as outlined in the upgrade faq. Can >i safely assume since i'm not in fact upgrading, only updating that I >wouldn't have to worry about upgrading /etc, new users and groups, >operational changes, /etc file changes and checking the kernel as >described in the final steps of the upgrade faq? Would this leave all >of my /etc files in tact with any changes I have made?
Yes, you can safely assume that changes in the tree that require steps as described in the upgrade-faq like adding new users and groups, won't go into -stable. So when updating to a new -stable snapshot, it's OK to install the new kernel, reboot and untar the file sets you need (except etcXX.tgz and xetcXX.tgz). I don't think it's required to unter the file sets in single user mode, but it won't hurt. best regards, Maurice
