Smith, Jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>is this true??
>
>I had redhat 5.2 running on a number of computers for years and about a
>week ago I upgraded to redhat 6.2 but running the upgrading install.
>
>To make a long store shot, redhat tech. support now tells me that I have
>to format my drive and do a server install to get everything to work
>right. Is this true. each time a new version of linux comes out am I
>going to have to delete everything and reinstall???
This is simply not the case. There most likely *will* be some issues to
resolve after the upgrade, but that's to be expected with any
upgrade. Generally speaking, minor upgrades (eg. 5.0 -> 5.1 -> 5.2 or 6.0
-> 6.1 -> 6.2) will be less trouble than major upgrades (eg. 5.2 -> 6.2)
but there isn't any reason why it can't be done. I recently upgraded two
servers from 5.2 to 6.2 and yes there were some issues, but nothing that
couldn't be resolved. If possible I'd recommend performing an upgrade on a
test server if at all possible. If this isn't feasible, try to pick a
"less busy" server when practical. Also make sure you perform a full
backup & verification *BEFORE* the upgrade. Be sure to check the upgrade
log (usually /tmp/upgrade.log) afterward for any issues. Look for config
files with ".rpmsave" at the end. These are your old configuration files
that were replaced by RPM during the upgrade. You'll probably need to look
at the differences between these and the new config files.
I have a list of some of the issues I ran across when upgrading from 5.2 to
6.2, let me know if you'd like to see them.
-Eric
Eric Sisler
Library Computer Technician
Westminster Public Library
Westminster, CO, USA
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