[email protected] wrote: > Hello all. > I have a litttle question here, regarting all those patches and kernel > upgrades.. > > For exampleif I have a router here doing NAT, i cant reboot it frequently, > and I don't wont to reboot it at all. > > But as it is said, that you need to patch or cvsup the kernel source, > rebuild kernel, and reboot. > Is there any way to do such thing without rebooting? No. Only a reboot can cause the system to run the new kernel. If you had an updated HTTPD daemon you could stop and restart the HTTPD daemon processes to load the new daemon. It's much the same with the kernel - you need to stop and restart it. That's done with a reboot. Guy -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy Dawson I.T. Manager Crossflight Ltd [email protected] 07973 797819 01753 776104 ********************************************************************** This email contains the views and opinions of a Crossflight Limited employee and at this stage are in no way a direct representation of Crossflight Limited. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. To ensure the integrity and appropriate use of its email system, Crossflight Limited reserves the right to examine any email held on its email system or sent to or from it. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. We strongly recommend that you check this email with your own virus software as Crossflight Limited will not be held responsible for any damage caused by viruses as a result of opening this email. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"