Re: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-13 Thread Alexandre L.
The full process is described here : http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html Alexandre --- En date de : Lun 12.7.10, Michael a écrit : > De: Michael > Objet: Re: Staying up to date with security patches > À: "Mike Clarke" >

Re: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-12 Thread Michael
On 02/07/2010 22:58, Mike Clarke wrote: On Friday 02 July 2010, Ed Flecko wrote: Since I will be doing a custom kernel at some point, I won't use freebsd-update, I'm using cvsup instead. The alternative would be to just use the source code patches from the security-advisories mailing list. Th

Re: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Mike Clarke
On Friday 02 July 2010, Ed Flecko wrote: > Since I will be doing a custom kernel at some point, I won't use > freebsd-update, I'm using cvsup instead. The alternative would be to just use the source code patches from the security-advisories mailing list. That way you don't have to rebuild the w

Re: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Jason
en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-update-server/ If I understand the docs correctly, I want my "supfile" (in my case, I'm simply modifying "stable-supfile") file to have an entry like: *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8_0 1.) The _0 will keep me up to date with the security pat

Re: Fwd: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Ed Flecko
Thank you again. After doing a sync/rebuild, does FreeBSD keep a log (somewhere) that actually shows which security patches have been applied? Ed ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions

Re: Fwd: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 01:13:24PM -0700, Ed Flecko wrote: > Thanks Bill! > > :-) > > How will I know if there have been security updates that have been > released (which means I need to sync & rebuild) since I've installed > the O.S.? For example, I'm running 8.0, and I'll bet there's been > se

Re: Fwd: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Ed Flecko : > How will I know if there have been security updates that have been > released (which means I need to sync & rebuild) since I've installed > the O.S.? For example, I'm running 8.0, and I'll bet there's been > security releases since I first installed. Or...should you ju

Fwd: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Ed Flecko
Thanks Bill! :-) How will I know if there have been security updates that have been released (which means I need to sync & rebuild) since I've installed the O.S.? For example, I'm running 8.0, and I'll bet there's been security releases since I first installed. Or...should you just get in the hab

Re: Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Bill Moran
use > freebsd-update, I'm using cvsup instead. > > If I understand the docs correctly, I want my "supfile" (in my case, > I'm simply modifying "stable-supfile") file to have an entry like: > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8_0 > > 1.) The _0 w

Staying up to date with security patches

2010-07-02 Thread Ed Flecko
docs correctly, I want my "supfile" (in my case, I'm simply modifying "stable-supfile") file to have an entry like: *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8_0 1.) The _0 will keep me up to date with the security patches, which is what I'm after, right? 2.) How often "should&

Re: freebsd-update and latest security patches

2009-01-08 Thread Ivailo Bonev
- Original Message - From: "Gabriel Lavoie" To: "Ivailo Bonev" Cc: Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:50 AM Subject: Re: freebsd-update and latest security patches It depends. This update was related to the flaw found in OpenSSL recently. Since this update did

Re: freebsd-update and latest security patches

2009-01-08 Thread Gabriel Lavoie
> I've tried to install latest security patches with > # freebsd-update fetch > # freebsd-update install > # reboot > but after reboot > # uname -r tells me that I have > 7.1-RELEASE > If I understand corectly from handbook, it should tells me -p1? > Is there somthin

freebsd-update and latest security patches

2009-01-08 Thread Ivailo Bonev
I've tried to install latest security patches with # freebsd-update fetch # freebsd-update install # reboot but after reboot # uname -r tells me that I have 7.1-RELEASE If I understand corectly from handbook, it should tells me -p1? Is there somthing that I am missing? ... and sorry for m

Re: Security Patches and Reboots

2008-02-15 Thread Peter Boosten
Chris Maness wrote: If I do a security update via freebsd-update, and it contains kernel related binary patches. I am assuming I need to reboot. Is this correct? Correct! Peter -- http://www.boosten.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing l

Security Patches and Reboots

2008-02-15 Thread Chris Maness
If I do a security update via freebsd-update, and it contains kernel related binary patches. I am assuming I need to reboot. Is this correct? Thanks, Chris ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freeb

Re: security patches and release number question

2007-10-04 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Duane Winner wrote: > Hi, > > Question about patch numbers and applying patches: > > Last night, I got the openssl security advisory, and this morning am > starting to patch my servers. > > I've always just done a "make build world; make build kernel; make > install kernel; make install world" wh

security patches and release number question

2007-10-04 Thread Duane Winner
Hi, Question about patch numbers and applying patches: Last night, I got the openssl security advisory, and this morning am starting to patch my servers. I've always just done a "make build world; make build kernel; make install kernel; make install world" when I've need to patch. Today, h

Re: Security Patches using freebsd-update(8)

2007-05-15 Thread Colin Percival
Guido Demmenie wrote: > I'm really glad the FreeBSD team brought freebsd-update(8) in the base > system. Now I can do my security patches with much less hassle. But i > have one question about this great tool. > > When do I have to reboot? If in doubt, reboot. While there ar

Re: Security Patches using freebsd-update(8)

2007-05-13 Thread Bram Schoenmakers
Op maandag 07 mei 2007, schreef Guido Demmenie: > I'm really glad the FreeBSD team brought freebsd-update(8) in the > base system. Now I can do my security patches with much less hassle. > But i have one question about this great tool. > > When do I have to reboot? > > I

Security Patches using freebsd-update(8)

2007-05-07 Thread Guido Demmenie
I'm really glad the FreeBSD team brought freebsd-update(8) in the base system. Now I can do my security patches with much less hassle. But i have one question about this great tool. When do I have to reboot? I know that most of the time you just restart a daemon and your finished

Re: How to install security patches from http://www.freebsd.org/security?

2006-11-19 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sun, Nov 19, 2006 at 06:04:59PM +0100, VeeJay wrote: > Hi > > How to install security patches from http://www.freebsd.org/security? The instructions are right there in the advisories. Kris pgpQtadqDBtwD.pgp Description: PGP signature

How to install security patches from http://www.freebsd.org/security?

2006-11-19 Thread VeeJay
Hi How to install security patches from http://www.freebsd.org/security? Thanks for your time... -- Thanks! BR / vj ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any

Re: security patches

2004-10-18 Thread Paul Schmehl
--On Sunday, October 17, 2004 06:12:08 PM -0700 faisal gillani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello i am new to FreeBSD & must say it have been a ipresssive time with it .. FreeBSD runs my server :) how can i update my OS of the security patches released by FreeBSD guys ? i am use

Re: security patches

2004-10-17 Thread Kris Kennaway
On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 06:12:08PM -0700, faisal gillani wrote: > Hello i am new to FreeBSD & must say it have been a > ipresssive time with it > .. FreeBSD runs my server :) > how can i update my OS of the security patches > released by FreeBSD guys ? > > i am us

security patches

2004-10-17 Thread faisal gillani
Hello i am new to FreeBSD & must say it have been a ipresssive time with it .. FreeBSD runs my server :) how can i update my OS of the security patches released by FreeBSD guys ? i am use to windows update & Red HAT Network .. = *º¤., ¸¸,.¤º*¨¨¨*¤ Allah-hu-Akber*º¤.

freebsd security patches

2004-06-23 Thread bogdan
Hy I want to know more freebsd contributors' / users' websites. I searched a lot for links like: http://www.0xfce3.net/files/freebsd/ or http://garage.freebsd.pl/ (which contains a lot if interesting security related patches/programs) Google is of no help ... I can scarcely find one or two

Re: Security patches and -p#

2003-09-27 Thread Bill Moran
Matthew Seaman wrote: On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 12:28:07PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: Hey, I'm a bit confused, and it may just be a typo. I recently updated a bunch of servers to patch the arp problem recently announced: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03%3A14.arp.asc No

Re: Security patches and -p#

2003-09-26 Thread Matthew Seaman
On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 12:28:07PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > Hey, > > I'm a bit confused, and it may just be a typo. > > I recently updated a bunch of servers to patch the arp problem recently > announced: > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03%3A14.arp.asc > > Now, w

Security patches and -p#

2003-09-26 Thread Bill Moran
Hey, I'm a bit confused, and it may just be a typo. I recently updated a bunch of servers to patch the arp problem recently announced: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-03%3A14.arp.asc Now, with the chaos in my life, plus getting physically ill during the last few days,

Re: how to update release with just security patches

2003-02-03 Thread local.freebsd.questions
On Sun, 2 Feb 2003 07:53:52 - , [EMAIL PROTECTED] (sweetleaf) wrote: >I just installed FreeBSD 4.7 and need some guidance ,examples, on >tracking the 4.7 stable release. This is a production server so i just >want to find out how to get it up2date with security patches etc...

Re: how to update release with just security patches

2003-02-02 Thread Bill Moran
sweetleaf wrote: I just installed FreeBSD 4.7 and need some guidance ,examples, on tracking the 4.7 stable release. This is a production server so i just want to find out how to get it up2date with security patches etc... for the stable 4.7 release. The cvs commands in the faq are confusing

Re: how to update release with just security patches

2003-02-02 Thread Beech Rintoul
release with just security patches > I just installed FreeBSD 4.7 and need some guidance ,examples, on > tracking the 4.7 stable release. This is a production server so i just > want to find out how to get it up2date with security patches etc... for > the stable 4.7 release. The cvs

how to update release with just security patches

2003-02-01 Thread sweetleaf
I just installed FreeBSD 4.7 and need some guidance ,examples, on tracking the 4.7 stable release. This is a production server so i just want to find out how to get it up2date with security patches etc... for the stable 4.7 release. The cvs commands in the faq are confusing so i would