[TriLUG] Red Hat Linux 9 upgrade paths?

[Ed Hill]

On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 10:19, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 10:17, John Turner wrote:
> > If I have a Red Hat Linux 9 box what are my options in moving to a supported 
> > version of Red Hat (like RHEL AS v3)?
> 
> The only supported way to "upgrade" is to back up your data, format,
> install RHEL 3, and restore the data.

+1

Jeremy's advice is excellent.  I've seen or heard of too many upgrades
that went awry.  If at all possible, start with a fresh slate.  Or even
better, get a replacement machine and install everything on it, copy the
over the data, test it, and then just swap the IPs when you're satisfied
that its ready.

Ed

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