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On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:16 -0800, Mark Knecht wrote: |
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> >> Has anything changed about this? I'm updating a remote machine and |
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> >> don't want to lose connectivity. |
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> > Probably what the writer of that message meant is to update the |
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> > config files with dispatch-conf and the like. I don't know to what |
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> > else "merge" could refer. |
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> Thanks. OK, so I did a restart and I can still ssh in so things seem OK. |
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With a remote machine, I always restart SSH, leave the current shell open |
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and open a new one from another terminal. The old session will continue |
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to work when you shut down sshd, so if the new install is somehow broken, |
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you still have the access you need to fix it. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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If you consult enough experts, you can confirm any opinion. |
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