Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 15:20:06 +0100 > Sascha Wildner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > >> > Personally I think there really should be a 'reboot to single >> > user mode' instruction between installkernel and installworld.
So do i. > > Single user mode minimises the amount of the old world that > is running which may be a good idea especially if there are a lot of > services turned on. > Personally i have been bitten once on FreeBSD 3 or 4. There had been changes in the kernel NFS stuff, i rebooted inadvertently multiuser, instant panic when mounting NFS shares. Rebooting single user should be a required step in the upgrade procedure, unless it is absolutely impossible (collocated machine) and in this case i suspect no reboot at all is less risky. Even if the make installworld doesn't succeed completely, there is good chance that a reboot to multiuser will work and allow to do it a second time. -- Michel Talon