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From: ramesh@cbnewsl.att.com (nallepilli.s.ramesh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Upgrading DEC3100 software -- Beginner question?
Message-ID: <1990Dec31.151103.2735@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 31 Dec 90 15:11:03 GMT
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Hi! I have a very basic question on upgrading system SW on DEC3100.
We periodically get upgrades from DEC, and I am not sure what the best
way to upgrade is?  If I go through the installation procedure in
the upgrade documents, I have to reeconfigure and reisnatll all the
system specific files that need to be modified for a specific system
(ex; /etc/passwd /etc/hosts UUCP files, crontab etc.)  This is painful
and takes a long time, and sometimes one forgets some files that have been
modified, in the previous release.

Is there a way to install the new subsets without thrashing user modified
setup files?

On a similar note I have a non DEC disk that is used for /usr . Unfortunately
I am unable to specify it in the installation procedure, since the
system doesn't recognise it. (It is a wren VI)  This means I have to first
load the SW to a DEC disk and then copy the whole /usr tree to the WRENVI.

Is there a way out??

Desperate.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
N. Ramesh (att!harpo!ramesh)
Subject: Upgrading DEC3100 software -- Beginner question?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Distribution: na

Hi! I have a very basic question on upgrading system SW on DEC3100.
We periodically get upgrades from DEC, and I am not sure what the best
way to upgrade is?  If I go through the installation procedure in
the upgrade documents, I have to reeconfigure and reisnatll all the
system specific files that need to be modified for a specific system
(ex; /etc/passwd /etc/hosts UUCP files, crontab etc.)  This is painful
and takes a long time, and sometimes one forgets some files that have been
modified, in the previous release.

Is there a way to install the new subsets without thrashing user modified
setup files?

On a similar note I have a non DEC disk that is used for /usr . Unfortunately
I am unable to specify it in the installation procedure, since the
system doesn't recognise it. (It is a wren VI)  This means I have to first
load the SW to a DEC disk and then copy the whole /usr tree to the WRENVI.

Is there a way out??

Desperate.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
N. Ramesh (att!harpo!ramesh)