Error when trying to update

[tripialos]

Hi

I am new to FreeBSD and recently i I have installed the latest version following the documentation and various articles. Once the installation was finished i I tried to run the command :

freebsd-update fetch install

and got the following error:

Directory does not exist or is not writable: /var/db/freebsd-update

Since indeed the folder does exist i I assumed that i I needed root privileges to update hence i I run again the command with su as root:

su -m root freebsd-update fetch install

and got the following error:

freebsd-update: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

Any ideas of what the problem is?

Thanks in advance

 

[hedgehog]

to fetch avaiable security patches for your system:
# freebsd-update fetch
to install it;
# freebsd-update install
and follow instructions afterwards

do not mix fetch and install commands

EDIT: forgive me, Beastie ;]

 

[Beastie]

su to root and try the commands separately:
# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install

EDIT: Damn!

 

[DutchDaemon]

You can have half a beer each, while the OP can read http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=8816 and http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=18043.

 

[tripialos]

Thanks alot for the quick reply. I was breaking my head down to figure out what was wrong but never thought the the specific "mixed" command from a magazine could be wrong.

Thanks

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