src upgrading jails (no ezjail, no "service" jails)

Greg Larkin glarkin at FreeBSD.org
Wed Jun 1 13:12:05 UTC 2011


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On 5/31/11 11:00 PM, Aleksandr Miroslav wrote:
> I have 4 jails that are running 8.2-RELEASE that I would like to upgrade.
> 
> The host system, which was also running 8.2-RELEASE, has been
> successfully upgraded to 8.2-p2. I have /usr/src ready with the new
> world and new kernel.
> 
> I did not create the jails using ezjails, so I cannot use that utility
> to upgrade it.
> 
> I did not create the jails using the "template" method described in
> Handbook (section 15.6.1.2), so the method recommended to upgrade
> them, i.e.:
> 
>     http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/jails-application.html#JAILS-SERVICE-JAILS-UPGRADING
> 
> would not work for me.
> 
> What is the proper way for me to upgrade these jails?
> 
> thanks,
> Alex

Hi Alex,

You can do this:

cd /usr/src
make installworld DESTDIR=<jaildir1>
make distribution DESTDIR=<jaildir1>
...
...
make installworld DESTDIR=<jaildirN>
make distribution DESTDIR=<jaildirN>

Then restart your jails.

Regards,
Greg
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