Re: New Sendmail Patch

On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 05:31:31PM -0500, Brett Jones wrote:

> Steve Ewing wrote:
>
> >This is where the "dabbler" part comes in: I have not

If there's more than one machine to patch, there's an even easier (though more time-consuming) route. Follow the instructions in release(8)--they're pure hand-holding. The machine on which you do this will then be up-to-date.

At the end, you'll have a directory--call it ${RELEASEDIR}--that looks strikingly like what you find on a CD or the FTP site. Copy the bsd file and all relevant *.tgz files *EXCEPT* etc.tgz to your home directory on the other machines that need upgrading. On those machines:

    $ sudo mv /bsd /bsd.old && sudo cp ./bsd / && sudo \     chown root:wheel /bsd
    $ cd /
    $ for i in ~/*.tgz; do sudo tar xfzpvv ${i}; done

Obviously, you don't want any stay .tgz files in your home directory....

As always, it's an excellent idea to make a backup first. If I hadn't made a backup before doing this a week or so ago, I would have been up the creek when I forgot to exclude etc.tgz....

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If you feel so inclined, it's not that much more from making a release to creating a bootable CD from which you can select (u)pgrade from the main menu.

Cheers,

b&

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