Re: FreeBSD Errata Notice FreeBSD-EN-23:09.freebsd-update [REVISED]

On 19/10/2023 16:19, Robert Blayzor wrote:
> On 10/4/23 00:45, Peter Libassi wrote:
>> Me too! My sshd_config is also customized and everytime there is a new 
>> patch I need to run freebsd-update manually and get rid of the attempt 
>> to trash the sshd config that could make my server unreachable over 
>> the network.
>>
>> Why does the freebsd-update need a vanilla sshd_config?
> 
> 
> Or put your custom sshd config in another location and just update rc.conf:
> 
> sshd_flags="-f /path/to/my/sshd_config"

It is hackery workaround. freebsd-update must not overwrite user 
modified files without safe merge of conflicts. yet it did it in the 
past, for example pf.conf and some other vital files.

Kind regards
Miroslav Lachman