Re: updating remote 2.5 to current

[Wozz <wozz+openbsd-tech@wookie.net>]

On Tue, Dec 07, 1999 at 09:57:13PM -0500, William Allen Simpson wrote:
> I tried the update, I failed.  The box is running, but SSh isn't working.  
> As suggested, I had enabled telnet before rebooting, with the intent of 
> using an "in the clear" password, just in case.  The telnet prompts come 
> up, but it won't let me log into root.  Must be some other flag I missed.
> 
> Cheaper for me to buy another machine, configure it, and ship it down 
> there than to update it.  OpenBSD is definitely not ready for 
> operational prime time.  This was way too much work!
> 

a machine in an unattended machine room with no way to power cycle or reboot 
out of band is also not ready for operational prime time.