6.3-1.04_x86: core patch install procedure

Hi,

> How do I know if I want to upgrade the config files?

> In this case I am running an instance that has not

> gone to production and has had very little

> customization done at this point, however I am

> unclear what changes the config file upgrade will

> entail.

With regards to the messaging-server patches (120228/120229/120230) there are very little in the way of config file changes for MTA related files. The changes usually revolve around the html/js files provided for messenger express, which you will want to upgrade as they address bugs primarily. This is especially true of UWC/CE patches which definitely need the 'config' files to be changed.

> **Note from patch README:

>

> After applying the patch, the configuration files may

> need to be

> upgraded. You may continue to run the Messaging

> Server with the old

> configuration files till you are ready to install the

> new

> configuration files.

There are two steps to the process, the first step is determining which files need to be updated/replaced/deleted (patch-config) and the second step is applying those changes (install-newconfig).

After running the patch-config command, you will be provided with a list of files that have been modified/are to be replaced/deleted and have conflicts that you need to address. You can review all of these prior to running install-newconfig to ensure that they won't cause problems.

If you are not comfortable with the process I would recommend trying it out first in a test-environment (which ideally you should do anyway prior to making any changes in production).

Regards,

Shane.

shane_hjortha at 2007-7-13 0:44:13 >