Re: [cobalt-security] Glibc Security Update 2.0.1

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RH> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 18:02:54 +0200
RH> From: Robbert Hamburg


RH> Is postgres effective after installing ?? Without booting ?

It needs to be restarted, but that can be done without a reboot.


RH> Good point here. Is there a shot howto restore a kernel when
RH> something fails ??
RH>
RH> I heard this before but never investigated it. Got my
RH> curiousity now....

Not of which I'm aware.  When a kernel upgrade fails, I boot from
ROM, then manually restore the old /boot files.


RH> > I suggest going for two reboots -- one after pgsql and the
RH> > kernel, and another after glibc.  Do them during low-traffic
RH> > hours, and perhaps a day or two apart.
RH>
RH> Why the space in between first make sure kernel is doing ok ??

Yes.  My personal slant is that glibc upgrades are _the_ ugliest
possible remote task on a Linux system -- when I must do one, I
like knowing I can rely on everything else.

I suggested the day or two delay because your client wants to
minimize reboots.  If all comes up and functions normally after
installing pgsql and kernel upgrades, you could turn right around
and upgrade glibc.


Eddy
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