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Re: [suse-security] How Safe is Upgrade option.
- From: Keith Hopkins <hne@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 12:12:26 +0900
- Message-id: <3BE3609A.6050607@xxxxxxxxxxx>
John Andersen wrote:
I don't have experience with 7.3, but the 6.4 to 7.1 (I've done several) replaces most package configuration files with default ones. Happily, it saves the old configs and tacks .rpmsave to the end. Unhappily, you now have to test your system to see what broke (Sendmail is fine and complex example), and re-integrate you changes into the new default config files.
Lost In Tokyo,
Keith
My boxed Suse 7.3pro just walked in the door, and I am contemplating
fireing up yast and doing the Update Existing installation routine to
replace the 7.1 install currently on the machine.
Since I have not done this with Suse before, I'm a little worried.
Yes I'll take a backup, but what I really want to know from
Suse Sourdoughs (Alaskan for Veterans), is wether this is a
good idea or does it munge things more often than not?
(Another of the never ending data SECURITY questions).
I don't have experience with 7.3, but the 6.4 to 7.1 (I've done several) replaces most package configuration files with default ones. Happily, it saves the old configs and tacks .rpmsave to the end. Unhappily, you now have to test your system to see what broke (Sendmail is fine and complex example), and re-integrate you changes into the new default config files.
Lost In Tokyo,
Keith
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