Re: Need Confirmation - Is it not possible to useredhat-config-packages over NFS?

[Michael Schwendt <ms0301rh arcor de>]

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On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:23:04 -0700, Richard Gardner wrote:

> I have Googled, I have scoured redhat-list... cannot find a firm yes or
> no on whether or not this is possible.
> 
> I have an NFS server:
> 
> linux1.myorg.notpublic.com:/var/ftp/pub
> 
> Where the contents of the 3 Psyche disks were copied, and not
> overwriting the original #1 disks TRANS.TBLS
> 
> The RedHat directory obviously lives under /var/ftp/pub/RedHat

> I would like them to be able to do the following:
> 
> [root newserver root]# mkdir /mnt/server1
> 
> [root newserver root]# mount linux1.myorg.notpublic.com:/var/ftp/pub
> /mnt/server1
> 
> [root newserver root]# redhat-config-packages -t=/mnt/server1
> 
> Seems about as straight forward as anyone could ask or hope for, except
> that I receive "Installation path not found" "The path=/mnt/server1 does
> not look to be a valid installation source."  I have read everything I
> can find, and the only note I have found so far was that the ability to
> use NFS, FTP and HTTP for install is obviously valid, however "loopback"
> to the mounted NFS directory is not supported for the RedHat package
> manager.
> 
> Can someone please confirm this, OR can someone please post HOWTO use
> NFS w/ redhat-config-packages.

Start the package tool like this:

  redhat-config-packages -t /mnt/server1
or:
  redhat-config-packages --tree=/mnt/server1
or:
  redhat-config-packages --tree /mnt/server1

where /mnt/server1 contains the sub-directories RedHat/base and
RedHat/RPMS and so on.

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