5.2.1 to 6.2 Migration.

[Lowell Gilbert]

"Chris Haulmark" <chris at sigd.net> writes:

> Grant Peel wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I thought I would ask the question before I do it the hard way ....
>> 
>> 1. Can FreeBSD be upgraded from 5.2.1 to 6.2 ?
>
> Yes.
>
>> 
>> if so ...
>> 
>> 2. Can it be done through an ssh connection, or MUST I make the trip
> to
>> the
>> farm and do it from the console?
>
> I've done 5.x to 6.x upgrades via ssh.  It is possible.
>
> In the handbook, you will see mentions of booting into single user mode
> and I can tell you that it is not required.

It's a good safety precaution; if your updated kernel won't boot, you
will need to reinstall most of the system.