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FREEBSD-UPDATE(8) System Manager's Manual FREEBSD-UPDATE(8) NAME freebsd-update -- fetch and install binary updates to FreeBSD SYNOPSIS freebsd-update [-b basedir] [-d workdir] [-f conffile] [-k KEY] [-r newrelease] [-s server] [-t address] command ... DESCRIPTION The freebsd-update tool is used to fetch, install, and rollback binary updates to the FreeBSD base system. Note that updates are only avail- able if they are being built for the FreeBSD release and architecture being used; in particular, the FreeBSD Security Team only builds up- dates for releases shipped in binary form by the FreeBSD Release Engi- neering Team, e.g., FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE and FreeBSD 6.2-RC1, but not FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE or FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT. OPTIONS The following options are supported -b basedir Operate on a system mounted at basedir. (default: /, or as given in the configuration file.) -d workdir Store working files in workdir. (default: /var/db/freebsd-update/, or as given in the configuration file.) -f conffile Read configuration options from conffile. (default: /etc/freebsd-update.conf) -k KEY Trust an RSA key with SHA256 of KEY. (default: read value from configuration file.) -r newrelease Specify the new release to which freebsd-update should up- grade (upgrade command only). -s server Fetch files from the specified server or server pool. (default: read value from configuration file.) -t address Mail output of cron command, if any, to address. (de- fault: root, or as given in the configuration file.) COMMANDS The command can be any one of the following: fetch Based on the currently installed world and the configura- tion options set, fetch all available binary updates. cron Sleep a random amount of time between 1 and 3600 seconds, then download updates as if the fetch command was used. If updates are downloaded, an email will be sent (to root or a different address if specified via the -t option or in the configuration file). As the name suggests, this command is designed for running from cron(8); the random delay serves to minimize the probability that a large num- ber of machines will simultaneously attempt to fetch up- dates. upgrade Fetch files necessary for upgrading to a new release. Be- fore using this command, make sure that you read the an- nouncement and release notes for the new release in case there are any special steps needed for upgrading. install Install the most recently fetched updates or upgrade. rollback Uninstall the most recently installed updates. TIPS • If your clock is set to local time, adding the line 0 3 * * * root /usr/sbin/freebsd-update cron to /etc/crontab will check for updates every night. If your clock is set to UTC, please pick a random time other than 3AM, to avoid overly imposing an uneven load on the server(s) hosting the up- dates. FILES /etc/freebsd-update.conf Default location of the freebsd-update con- figuration file. /var/db/freebsd-update/ Default location where freebsd-update stores temporary files and downloaded updates. SEE ALSO freebsd-update.conf(5) AUTHORS Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD November 11, 2007 FREEBSD-UPDATE(8)
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