src upgrading jails (no ezjail, no "service" jails)

[Greg Larkin]

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On 6/1/11 3:36 PM, Aleksandr Miroslav wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Greg Larkin <glarkin at freebsd.org> wrote:
>>> I have 4 jails that are running 8.2-RELEASE that I would like to
>>> upgrade.
>>>
>>> I did not create the jails using ezjails
>>> I did not create the jails using the "template" method
>>
>> You can do this:
>> cd /usr/src
>> make installworld DESTDIR=<jaildir1>
>> make distribution DESTDIR=<jaildir1>
> 
> Would this not overwrite the data I already had in the existing jails?
> 
> Also, presumably, I would have to run mergemaster in jail after doing
> this, correct?
> 
> Alex

Hi Alex,

Those commands will update the base system in the jail directory
"jaildir1" with the latest bits that were previously compiled with "make
buildworld".  I don't believe they will disturb any other data in
/usr/local, if that's what you are concerned about.

Yes, you will also need to run mergemaster - I forgot about that step.
You can run it outside of the jail in question if you use the "-D" option.

I use ezjail here, and it will automate a lot of these steps for you.
Is there a reason that you can't use it?

Regards,
Greg
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