I have a system with two jails which are configured via the ezjail port. The host operating system has been updated since the jails were first created, but the jails were not updated along with it. The documentation for the Freebsd FreeBSD installed inside the jails in order to use it and pass this version with the -s option.
How can I determine what to use for the -s option? If it helps, most of the configuration files in the jail start with something like
Is there any way to use that date of 2010/12/21 17:09:25 to figure out what build ofFreebsd FreeBSD was installed in the jails? (It was binary install, not
Alternatively, is there something I can give the -s option that, even if it isn't the exact version, will at least result in a safe update? (E.g. is it safe to err on the side of giving a version and patch level which is older than what it actually is?)
ezjail update -U command indicates that I need to know the version/patch level of How can I determine what to use for the -s option? If it helps, most of the configuration files in the jail start with something like
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$FreeBSD: src/etc/freebsd-update.conf,v 1.6.2.2.6.1 2010/12/21 17:09:25 kensmith Exp $Is there any way to use that date of 2010/12/21 17:09:25 to figure out what build of
make buildworld, I believe.)Alternatively, is there something I can give the -s option that, even if it isn't the exact version, will at least result in a safe update? (E.g. is it safe to err on the side of giving a version and patch level which is older than what it actually is?)