[EXTERNAL] – This message is from an external sender On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 7:10 PM Patrick J. LoPresti <lopre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 4:08 AM Nico Kadel-Garcia <nka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I did this sort of stunt years ago with previous Red HGat and RHEL, > > and even had some tools to switch Scientific Linux releases to the > > matching CentOS releases and back. I do *not* recommend it! Resolving > > the library differences for core libraries, and getting the file > > systems built with the features of newer "mkfs" tools is not a trivial > > problem. The time and cleverness expended is usually better spent on > > your backup process. > > I will echo this advice. > > Based on 20+ years of painful experience, I recommend you forget about > upgrades and instead turn your effort towards getting your infrastructure to > where you would be comfortable reinstalling any O/S on any server at any time. > > Unfortunately, I suspect this is the sort of thing that is usually learned > only through painful experience. > > - Pat
Beating them about the head and shoulders with a herring may help, but I've not had the opportunity to try that educational technique. I've been *tempted*, and docker has made that process a lot faster.
