This short article illustrates the upgrade from FreeBSD 11.2 to FreeBSD 12.0.
Please take a full backup or create a snapshot before upgrading.
The whole upgrade process took about 30 minutes. This first 20 minute where take for download. During this time all application where availble to the user.
root@wnk20160809:~ # uname -a FreeBSD wnk20160809 11.2-RELEASE-p7 FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE-p7 #0: Tue Dec 18 08 root@wnk20160809:~ # freebsd-update fetch Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found. Fetching metadata signature for 11.2-RELEASE from update4.freebsd.org... done Fetching metadata index... done. Inspecting system... done. Preparing to download files... done. --More--(END)...skipping... No updates needed to update system to 11.2-RELEASE-p7. root@wnk20160809:~ # date Sun Jan 6 18:02:36 UTC 2019 root@wnk20160809:~ # freebsd-update upgrade -r 12.0-RELEASE Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 3 mirrors found. Fetching metadata signature for 11.2-RELEASE from update2.freebsd.org... done. Fetching metadata index... done. Fetching 1 metadata patches. done. Applying metadata patches... done. Inspecting system... done. The following components of FreeBSD seem to be installed: kernel/generic world/base world/lib32 The following components of FreeBSD do not seem to be installed: kernel/generic-dbg world/base-dbg world/doc world/lib32-dbg Does this look reasonable (y/n)? y Fetching metadata signature for 12.0-RELEASE from update2.freebsd.org... done. Fetching metadata index... done. Fetching 1 metadata patches. done. Applying metadata patches... done. Fetching 1 metadata files... done. Inspecting system... done. Fetching files from 11.2-RELEASE for merging... done. Preparing to download files... Preparing to download files... done. Fetching 8786 patches.....10....20....30..... Attempting to automatically merge changes in files... done. The following changes, which occurred between FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE and FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE have been merged into /etc/crontab: --- current version +++ new version @@ -1,16 +1,14 @@ # /etc/crontab - root's crontab for FreeBSD # -# $FreeBSD: releng/11.2/etc/crontab 194170 2009-06-14 06:37:19Z brian $ +# $FreeBSD: releng/12.0/usr.sbin/cron/cron/crontab 338497 2018-09-06 14:55:54Z brd $ # SHELL=/bin/sh -PATH=/etc:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin +PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin # #minute hour mday month wday who command # -*/5 * * * * root /usr/libexec/atrun -# # Save some entropy so that /dev/random can re-seed on boot. */11 * * * * operator /usr/libexec/save-entropy # # Rotate log files every hour, if necessary. 0 * * * * root newsyslog Does this look reasonable (y/n)? The following changes, which occurred between FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE and FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE have been merged into /etc/group: --- current version +++ new version @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -# $FreeBSD: releng/11.2/etc/group 294896 2016-01-27 06:28:56Z araujo $ +# $FreeBSD: releng/12.0/etc/group 336525 2018-07-19 23:55:29Z ian $ # wheel:*:0:poly daemon:*:1: kmem:*:2: sys:*:3: @@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ uucp:*:66: dialer:*:68: network:*:69: audit:*:77: www:*:80: +ntpd:*:123: _ypldap:*:160: hast:*:845: nogroup:*:65533: nobody:*:65534: pgsql:*:70: Does this look reasonable (y/n)? y The following changes, which occurred between FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE and FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE have been merged into /etc/master.passwd: --- current version +++ new version @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -# $FreeBSD: releng/11.2/etc/master.passwd 299365 2016-05-10 12:47:36Z bcr $ +# $FreeBSD: releng/12.0/etc/master.passwd 337882 2018-08-15 23:18:34Z brd $ # root:$1$MIDEJJNN$FgRxFmrd0COuJoW/KnioS.:0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/sh toor:*:0:0::0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:Owner of many system processes:/root:/usr/sbin/nologin operator:*:2:5::0:0:System &:/:/usr/sbin/nologin @@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ _dhcp:*:65:65::0:0:dhcp programs:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin uucp:*:66:66::0:0:UUCP pseudo-user:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/local/libexec/uucp/uucico pop:*:68:6::0:0:Post Office Owner:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin auditdistd:*:78:77::0:0:Auditdistd unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin www:*:80:80::0:0:World Wide Web Owner:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin +ntpd:*:123:123::0:0:NTP Daemon:/var/db/ntp:/usr/sbin/nologin _ypldap:*:160:160::0:0:YP LDAP unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin hast:*:845:845::0:0:HAST unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin nobody:*:65534:65534::0:0:Unprivileged user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin pgsql:*:70:70::0:0:PostgreSQL pseudo-user:/usr/local/pgsql:/bin/sh cyrus:*:60:60::0:0:the cyrus mail server:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin Does this look reasonable (y/n)? y The following changes, which occurred between FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE and FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE have been merged into /etc/passwd: --- current version +++ new version @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -# $FreeBSD: releng/11.2/etc/master.passwd 299365 2016-05-10 12:47:36Z bcr $ +# $FreeBSD: releng/12.0/etc/master.passwd 337882 2018-08-15 23:18:34Z brd $ # root:*:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/sh toor:*:0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root: daemon:*:1:1:Owner of many system processes:/root:/usr/sbin/nologin operator:*:2:5:System &:/:/usr/sbin/nologin @@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ _dhcp:*:65:65:dhcp programs:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin uucp:*:66:66:UUCP pseudo-user:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/local/libexec/uucp/uucico pop:*:68:6:Post Office Owner:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin auditdistd:*:78:77:Auditdistd unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin www:*:80:80:World Wide Web Owner:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin +ntpd:*:123:123:NTP Daemon:/var/db/ntp:/usr/sbin/nologin _ypldap:*:160:160:YP LDAP unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin hast:*:845:845:HAST unprivileged user:/var/empty:/usr/sbin/nologin nobody:*:65534:65534:Unprivileged user:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin pgsql:*:70:70:PostgreSQL pseudo-user:/usr/local/pgsql:/bin/sh cyrus:*:60:60:the cyrus mail server:/nonexistent:/usr/sbin/nologin Does this look reasonable (y/n)? y The following changes, which occurred between FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE and FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE have been merged into /etc/ssh/sshd_config: --- current version +++ new version @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ -# $OpenBSD: sshd_config,v 1.101 2017/03/14 07:19:07 djm Exp $ -# $FreeBSD: releng/11.2/crypto/openssh/sshd_config 323136 2017-09-02 23:39:51Z des $ +# $OpenBSD: sshd_config,v 1.103 2018/04/09 20:41:22 tj Exp $ +# $FreeBSD: releng/12.0/crypto/openssh/sshd_config 338561 2018-09-10 16:20:12Z des $ # This is the sshd server system-wide configuration file. See # sshd_config(5) for more information. # This sshd was compiled with PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin @@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ #AddressFamily any #ListenAddress 0.0.0.0 #ListenAddress :: #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -#HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key # Ciphers and keying #RekeyLimit default none @@ -104,11 +103,11 @@ #PidFile /var/run/sshd.pid #MaxStartups 10:30:100 #PermitTunnel no #ChrootDirectory none #UseBlacklist no -#VersionAddendum FreeBSD-20170903 +#VersionAddendum FreeBSD-20180909 # no default banner path #Banner none # override default of no subsystems Does this look reasonable (y/n)? y The following files are affected by updates, but no changes have been downloaded because the files have been modified locally: /var/db/locate.database /var/log/sendmail.st The following files will be removed as part of updating to 12.0-RELEASE-p1: /bin/rcp /boot/kernel/bhnd_chipc.ko /boot/kernel/geom_part_pc98.ko /boot/kernel/i915.ko /boot/kernel/if_bwn_pci.ko /boot/kernel/if_en.ko /boot/kernel/if_fatm.ko /boot/kernel/if_hatm.ko /boot/kernel/if_ixgb.ko /boot/kernel/if_lmc.ko /boot/kernel/if_nxge.ko /boot/kernel/if_patm.ko /boot/kernel/if_rtwn.ko /boot/kernel/if_urtwn.ko /boot/kernel/jedec_ts.ko /boot/kernel/libmbpool.ko /boot/kernel/mcd.ko /boot/kernel/ng_atm.ko /boot/kernel/radeon.ko /boot/kernel/random_yarrow.ko /boot/kernel/rtwn-rtl8192cfwU_B.ko /boot/kernel/scd.ko /boot/kernel/si.ko /boot/kernel/siba_bwn.ko /boot/kernel/t3_tom.ko /boot/kernel/urtwn-rtl8188eufw.ko /boot/kernel/urtwn-rtl8192cfwT.ko /boot/kernel/urtwn-rtl8192cfwU.ko /boot/kernel/utopia.ko /boot/kernel/vxge.ko /boot/loader.help /etc/apmd.conf /etc/casper /etc/casper/system.dns /etc/casper/system.grp /etc/casper/system.pwd /etc/casper/system.random /etc/casper/system.sysctl /etc/devd/usb.conf /etc/pam.d/rsh /etc/periodic/weekly/330.catman /etc/rc.d/apmd /etc/rc.d/atm1 /etc/rc.d/atm2 /etc/rc.d/atm3 /etc/skel /lib/casper/libcap_dns.so.0 /lib/casper/libcap_grp.so.0 /lib/casper/libcap_pwd.so.0 To install the downloaded upgrades, run "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install". /usr/sbin/freebsd-update install Installing updates... Kernel updates have been installed. Please reboot and run "/usr/sbin/freebsd-update install" again to finish installing updates. shutdown -r now /usr/sbin/freebsd-update install Installing updates... /usr/sbin/freebsd-update install Installing updates...rmdir: ///var/db/etcupdate/current/usr/share/openssl/man/en.ISO8859-1: Directory not empty rmdir: ///var/db/etcupdate/current/usr/share/openssl/man: Directory not empty rmdir: ///var/db/etcupdate/current/usr/share/openssl: Directory not empty rmdir: ///var/db/etcupdate/current/usr/share/man/en.UTF-8: Directory not empty rmdir: ///var/db/etcupdate/current/usr/share/man/en.ISO8859-1: Directory not empty rmdir: ///var/db/etcupdate/current/usr/share/man: Directory not empty done.
Published: Jan. 9, 2019
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