On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 7:52 AM, Timothy Murphy <gayleard at eircom.net> wrote: > I have a remote home server updated to CentOS-7.2.1511 > (as stated in /etc/redhat-release) > but I have not re-booted since the update. > The machine is currently running kernel 3.10.0-229.11.1.el7.x86_64. > > I'm wondering if anyone has advice on any safety steps I can take > before re-booting, so that in the event of failure > I can give simple instructions to my daughter at the other end > on how to get the system running? > Rather than initially involving a "remote hands" person... ... use "grub boot once" or in the case of grub2 it's called "grub reboot". ( Then only if it has a really bad fit should you have to involve a physical person. ) The operations are a bit different with grub2 than they were for grub1/grub-legacy. https://wiki.debian.org/GrubReboot http://ariekanarie.nl/archives/211/remote-kernel-upgrade-with-debianubuntu-and-grub2 -- ---~~.~~--- Mike // SilverTip257 //