FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-14:31.ntp

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

Leif Pedersen <bilbo at hobbiton.org> writes:
> It seems like -b doesn't work for upgrades though,

Yes, it does.

>     # env UNAME_r=10.1-RELEASE freebsd-update -b /j/test upgrade
>     freebsd-update: Release target must be specified via -r option.

This doesn't work because you didn't specify the target.

>     # freebsd-update -b /j/test -r 10.1 upgrade
>     freebsd-update: Cannot upgrade from 10.1-RELEASE to itself

This doesn't work because you didn't specify the correct starting point.
You have to set UNAME_r to what the jail is currently running.

DES
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