Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 08:47:50 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: MWingate@cbm-wa.com (Marcel R. Wingate) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD FTP Message-ID: <19990707205117.IIFS536080.mta1-rme@wocker> In-Reply-To: <199907072032.OAA02361@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> References: <B704930A444AD111944F00600892E8A81B79B9@CBM-NT1> from "Marcel R. Wingate" at Jul 7, 99 11:04:46 am
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On 7 Jul 99, at 14:32, Jonathon Doran wrote: > > How do I create an ftp "mirror" of FreeBSD? I want to have a local ftp > > site at my organization from which to install or update freebsd. Is it > > as simple as copying the tree or is it more involved? > > Yes, it is as simple as copying the tree. I do this myself. > > I created a "freebsd" user. Under its home I placed directories such as > 3.2-RELEASE. Copy the contents of the desired version into a directory > with the same name as on ftp.cdrom.com. Then point the installing machine > to your server. DOH! I missed that. If all you want to do is a one-off install, then yes, do the above. And ignore my previous message. rsync/mirror is overkill for this. They are use to actively create/maintain an ftp mirror site (e.g. something like ftp.nz.freebsd.org). -- Dan Langille - DVL Software Limited The FreeBSD Diary - http://www.FreeBSDDiary.org/freebsd/ NZ FreeBSD User Group - http://www.nzfug.nz.freebsd.org/ The Racing System - http://www.racingsystem.com/racingsystem.htm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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