Re: [cobalt-security] Glibc Security Update 2.0.1

["Robbert Hamburg \(HaVa Web- & Procesdesign\)" <user@xxxxxxx>]

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

You mean manually installing the old pkg again ??

> 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.
>

You are correct with that. Especially with sun it is good to know that you
can rely on at least something....

Robbert


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