Keeping installed packages up to date

2005-04-04 Thread Kenneth A. Bond
Hello, I am a relatively new BSD user, making the move from various Linux distros such as Debian GNU Linux. I have been running Linux servers for quite some time in a production environment, but based on recent events in the Linux world, have made the decision to move to FreeBSD. I have made the

RE: Core System Update

2004-09-21 Thread Kenneth A. Bond
Thank you very much for your assistance. It is much appreciated. Thanks again. Haulmark, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Moran Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 1:31 PM To: Kenneth A. Bond Cc

Core System Update

2004-09-20 Thread Kenneth A. Bond
Hello, I am trying to determine how often to update my systems. Currently I am using anoncvs in order to synch my source. From there I run the typical # make buildworld # make buildkernel # make installkernel # # mergemaster -p# make installworld# mergemaster# reboot Should I only perform this

Re: CVS CO Error

2004-09-16 Thread Kenneth A. Bond
very much for your help. Much appreciated!! KB Phil Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: Kenneth A. Bond wrote: Hello, I am trying to update my source using CVS, as CVSup is not an option in my current environment. I am running FreeBSD 4.10. Below

CVS CO Error

2004-09-13 Thread Kenneth A. Bond
Hello, I am trying to update my source using CVS, as CVSup is not an option in my current environment. I am running FreeBSD 4.10. Below are the commands that I am entering in order to perform the update, but for some reason, I am getting the following error when attempting to update my source:

Alternatives to CVSUP for Security Updates and Errata

2004-08-26 Thread Kenneth A. Bond
Hello. I am a systems adminstrator for large multi-national firm, consisting of approximately 90,000 employees. I currently manage several FreeBSD 4.9 and 4.10 servers that serve as high volume web servers to several of our employees worldwide. As you can imagine, in firm the size of ours,