From: "Kelson Vibber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> At 11:36 AM 5/13/2004, AltGrendel wrote:
> >There is an --updateany (I believe that's what it is
> >named) flag that you can use on the ESv3 install for any version of RH.
> >I've tried it with a test 7.3 box with no problems.
>
> *Really*?!?
>
> You would think they'd be trumpeting this. Half of the (informed)
> complaints I've heard are about the "fact" that you can't take an existing
> RHL system and upgrade it to RHEL. As far as anyone can see - and that
> includes checking out the migration page on redhat.com - unless you're
> upgrading to Fedora Core, you have to start with a fresh installation
> anyway. And if you have to reinstall anyway, you're more likely to try
> some other distribution.
>
> I'm going to have to try this. I've got a set of ISOs for WBEL, so if it
> has the same hidden feature I can try it out on some test boxes here.
Experience with Red Hat since 5.0 days has provided me with a very
strong hint that you need to install fresh rather than attempt to
update. Configuration files change enough that you get lots of obvious
and many obscure problems that take longer to sort out than if you
go after them methodically one configuration file at a time using
the old ones as references.
{O.O}
