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I run/maintain my own 2 FreeBSD (VPS) servers, and I am kinda proud of that feat. Because of this, and the fact that I'm a systems administrator by trade... well, I take my update / security schemes quite seriously, even though we're basically talking hobby servers. So.. both servers have been...

To be honest, I'm not very much impressed. It's a respectful effort, sure, but it wouldn't be the first time a German institution boasts about moving away from Windows, only to fully reverse the process a few years later. Time will tell...

This raises the question: how did you install said jail? Because the PKG bootstrap would be part of the base system and thus would meet requirements.

I am aware, but that doesn't mean I can't help but wonder...

With all due respect (!), but those are all attempts at fighting sympthoms. In other words: none of these options will prevent a repeat. How about adding some self reflection as well: "Ensuring I keep recent backups before doing system upgrades"? Also, can't do 3D graphics with FreeBSD? I beg...

I can't help but wonder if OP is one of those users who is under the impression that the use of a VPN is "required" to "increase" Internet acces security while not realizing that you're essentially handing over all your Internet data to an unregulated* organization. And to add insult to injury...

Nah, grabbing something from a Github repository (and thus outside the whole package infrastructure) so that you can build it yourself won't affect your machine at all. The main problems only occur from mixing ports & packages; so both methods of installing. This is by far the safest way to go...

I somewhat doubt that, keep in mind that this thread is very dated and so are some of its comments. When in doubt... why not pull up the handbook? Not only does it explain how to configure things, it also tells you how to grab the source.

You guys do realize that mtree is a thing? An intrusion detection system build right into the base system itself (!) and thus available to ... well.. everyone? I do apologize a bit because my gf & me almost did an all nighter Minecraft session (almost.. I guess we're getting old, lol!). Point...

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I'd say it's official enough... the source tree has provided the 14.3 branch for a few days now.

I'm not familiar with the error, but I couldn't help but notice that your master.cf contains a reference to /usr/sbin/sendmail, even though you're using Postfix. Now, this doesn't have to be a problem perse, but that does depend on how you set up mailwrapper which you didn't share. Even so...

Hi gang! Editorial (brief) So.. the FreeBSD foundation posted a new article on their blog today (= time of writing) which explains 3 ways to try FreeBSD. I really enjoyed the article, but... uhm... what about us Microsofties? ;) They addressed Apple Macbook, Amazon (Lightsail & EC2), but...

It has indeed: root@zefiris:/usr/src # git branch -r | grep 14 origin/releng/14.0 origin/releng/14.1 origin/releng/14.2 origin/releng/14.3 origin/stable/14 root@zefiris:/usr/src # I can't comment on the repositories and FTP servers and what not because I barely use them.

Why run developer versions if you expect stability? Keep in mind that both CURRENT as well as STABLE may be fully usable, but there's always an underlying risk of issues popping up. Anyway.... no offense but just stating "it doesn't work (anymore)!" without providing any other info isn't...

Cherry. I am a die-hard Cherry fan and that will never change. Not after what I experienced! True story (this happened 6 or so years ago) => when I moved from my town of birth to where I am now I obviously brought my stuff with me. Thing about me: I used to smoke "back in the days" (= a long...

My gf is a huge "Hello Kitty" fan so I'm defintiely going to be pointing her attention to this.

Now, first... I do somewhat apologize because I suppose I'm also showing off a little bit right now (I'm still kinda hyped about having my servers back up & running!). And I know... technically this isn't a "real" screenshot (but then again...)... anywhoo... Thing about me? I'm a geek/nerd and...

The best advice I can give you is not to treat (Free)BSD as if it were Linux. There are no "distros". Sure, there are variants but ... it's still very different. At the risk of being somewhat of a puritan right now my take on this is that there are basically only 3 "main" BSD editions: FreeBSD...

SirDice already hinted at an issue but I figured I'd comment on it as well... keep well in mind that CURRENT isn't what it's name implies.. sure, it's the "latest and greatest" but at the same time also a so called developer version meaning that theoretically anything can change on a developers...