Re: How long to wait for "freebsd-update install"?

From: Anton Shepelev <anton.txt_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:52:47 UTC
D'Arcy Cain:

> I am upgrading from 13.0 to 14.1.  I ran the upgrade and
> then install.  I then rebooted and ran the install again
> as instructed.  It got to the "Installing updates" part
> and has been sitting there for almost 1 1/2 hours.  Is
> that reasonable?  What's a normal range of wait times on a
> reasonably powerful server?

In default of other replies, I suggest that you try to find
it whether it is hung or doing useful work by checking CPU,
HDD, and network load.  If there is activity, chances are it
not stuck in an infinite loop and will complete sooner or
later...  Did it?