Hi....I am a bigtime newbie and just got my first RaQ4r Cobalt server.

The company I am working for is letting me have a go at updating it and installing some software on it.

I am a mid-range linux administrator....worked with Apache web servers that were installed on desktop machines....so I know my way around an Apache web server all right....

So, where do I start looking for all the updates I have to install.

My list of installed software only shows these things:

- Relational Database Server and Client tools by InterBase.
- Release V6.0
- Cobalt OS Release 6.0
- RaQ4-en-Security Release 0.0.1-6453
- RaQ4R-All-System Release 0.0.1-6618

So, with that in mind, where do I find all the updates, and how exactly do I install them.

Any insight is greatly appreciated.

http://sunsolve.sun.com/patches/cobalt/raq4.eng.html
http://pkgmaster.com/

So, the first link you mentioned states to apply all packages, starting at the bottom of the page.

Are there any common problems that I should be aware of during the installation of any of the packages listed?

i usually wait a week or so before installing a new patch as they may have some bugs in them.

After you install 13323, comment out the AllowChmod line in /etc/proftpd.conf, and chmod 600 /etc/sasldb (if you have it.)

Also, not sure if it's related to a patch or NeoMail, but you may have to chmod 1777 /var/spool/mail as well.

I think that's it.

Brandon

Its always best and saftest to grab the packages right in SSH/Telnet to the server, then installing it afterwards via the control panel and not by using the http download thing there.