freebsd-update vs. make buildworld

[Paul Schmehl]

--On October 26, 2006 12:52:35 AM +0200 Niek <niek at bigfoot.com> wrote:

> Hi experts,
>
> Due to the recent security issue regarding openssl, I have to update a
> server running 6_release. I was wondering if updating using binaries
> using the freebsd-update utility is a viable alternative to recompiling
> the world. What would you recommend?
>
It is so long as you haven't altered any of the kernel or base source 
files.  If you have, you'll need to rebuild kernel and world.  I use both 
methods; freebsd-update when I'm using a GENERIC kernel with no changes 
and the traditional method when the source has been altered, the kernel is 
customized or the processor is not supported under freebsd-update.

Paul Schmehl (pauls at utdallas.edu)
Senior Information Security Analyst
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/