Bringing this back to the list, in case anyone else has any suggestions ...
culser wrote: > gee Dan > > thank you for such a fast response > > ok so i am downloading Debian 9.4.0 AMD DVD now. > > should i upgrade the existing server or build a new server with the > new 9.4 Personally, I'd go with at least a new VM - jumping as many versions as you are may prove to have a rather large number of deprecations or other changes in your software (e.g. Postfix, etc.), rendering current configuration files invalid. Having Etch still around to do stuff until you've dealt with all the "new stuff" in Stretch. > > if i upgrade will that change my settings for Apache, Postfix, ProFTP, > ect ... ? The "upgrade" itself probably wouldn't do anything -- but as I said above, you're talking about a pretty big jump in terms of revisions; so individual programs quite likely have different syntax now. > > please advise > > Dave >> [...] -- |_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947 |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O| PGP: 05CA 9A50 3F2E 1335 4DC5 4AEE 8E11 DDF3 1279 A281
