update a running busybox

[Ralf Friedl]

Arno Steffen wrote:
> How can I exchange a busybox while the system is running? I have to
> use some kind of update script:
>
> #!/bin/sh
> mount -w -o remount /
> ...
> if [ -f busybox ] ; then
> 	chmod 4755 busybox
> 	mv busybox /bin
> fi
> ...
> mount -r -o remount /
> reboot
You can try

ln /bin/busybox /bin/busybox.old
mv busybox /bin/busybox

Then remove /bin/busybox.old after the next reboot.

Ralf