src update without console access

[Per Engelbrecht]

Hi Patrik

> This is what I ment.. I'm usaly connected throw a ssh connection.
>
>> That sound reasonable enough, but also seems a little odd taking
>> my test-upgrade on a live customer-server in consideration
>> [kern.securelevel: -1]
>> I'll try again. Something must have gone wrong.
>
> Yes.. something.. did you check the output of your installworld so
> nothing went wrong on the way ?

I didn't recive any failure-notice of any kind at any point, hence my
post on the list.

>> > Although, if one cvsups from 4.10 to 5.x, I still need to find a
>> > way without the single-user step.
>>
>> I would never  advice customers to cvsup between branches. When
>> 5.3 is released, it will be a "new" installation that we offer.
>
> Well.. not to say to much but I've done a cvsup upgrade from
> 5.2.1-RELEASE-p9 to 5.3-BETA2 connected throw a ssh and that went,
> almost, without any trouble.. but I guess you really need to know
> what to expect if you do this and also have ether a test server
> and/or a level-0 backup..

Well, customers need an easy and bulletproof solution - it's in my own
interest, belive me!

respectfully
/per
per at xterm.dk


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