Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:18:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Spidey <beaupran@jsp.umontreal.ca> To: "Robert D. Keys" <bsdbob@seedlab1.cropsci.ncsu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linking /usr/src/ to /var/ftp ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980821080709.11471B-100000@outpost.nada.org> In-Reply-To: <199808191439.KAA03148@seedlab1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
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On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Robert D. Keys wrote: > > Is it possible and/or secure? > > It may be possible, but it is probably not what you want to do, > if I am reading you correctly. > > > I would wish to publish the FreeBSD sources in my ftp server without > > having to duplicate them. I tried ln -s, but an anonymous login gives me > > 'No such file or directory.' > > > > Anyway, is /usr/src/ the same source tree as > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/2.2.7-RELEASE/ (I'm on 227R...) ??? > > No. > > IF I am reading you correctly, you want to set up some sort of > FBSD archive site for local installs. That is a good way to > do things, and makes for fast installs, once loaded up the first > time on the local ftp server. yes, it's mainly to provide a small FreeBSD distibution site for the latest release. I will host some kind of bbs here , and I would like to distribute FreeBSD locally, for people who can't access the net. > If you want to set up an ftp archive site for installing FBSD, you > might want to do it something like this.... > > 1. When installing the machine originaly, DO NOT put ftp in /var. ok. How? I don't want to re-install! Where is it determined? Is it when ftpd is compiled? If so, how do I re-compile _only_ ftpd? I searched man ftpd and found nothing. > Make him located in /home or /usr/home as others, so that he has > plenty of room to play in, OR, make /var plenty big to handle > the RELEASE space needed (150 megs minimally, for the basic > suite less all the tons of packages and ports distfiles). The basic suite includes...? I don't think X would fit... Does somebody out there even _knows_ how big the ./2.2.7-RELEASE/ dir is? > There may be pro and con for keeping ftp in var, but I have > always set him up elsewhere, since I usually drop a lot of > junk there for remote use. I agree. But what are the pros and cons? Where could I find a discussion or tutorial on this? > 2. Set up the X.X.X-RELEASE tree in /home/ftp/pub just like it is on > freebsd.org (/home/ftp or /usr/home/ftp, or use a separate fs if > that is workable). > > /home/ftp/pub/2.2.7-RELEASE/cdrom.inf > /xxxx.TXT (the install guides, etc) > /floppies > /bin > /manpages > (etc to suit) > 3. Then when installing on other machines, point them to your local > ftp archive box to do the install. It works great, and I do that > all the time on my home and office networks. An install on another > box takes around 15-30 minutes that way. great! > IF you are actually wanting to mirror the actual source tree, tar it > up and put in in the ftp rather than link it so you keep a pristine > protected source tree in /usr, IMHO. Yes, but isn't it bad to not have access to the /usr/src dir in case of a... something? If I want to recompile something, I must un-tar it, and move it! Isn't there a way to just link it??? > The space considerations in > the ftp login still apply... have plenty of space available. You see, that's the main problem. I don't have plenty of space... > Good Luck > > RDK > > Spidey How 'bout a little ride through your own world? http://www.JSP.UMontreal.CA/~beaupran/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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