Re: Downloaded updates from FC2

[James Mckenzie <jjmckenzie51 earthlink net>]

On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 16:30 -0500, akonstam trinity edu wrote:
> It is a matter of download speed from a local machine versus a remote
> mirror. We update 60 machines so the time difference would be
> significant.

Something as simple as this:

# rsync -av ftp://SERVER/PATH/ /local/updates/

can be run from cron once or twice a day. Then you automatically have
*all* updates for that Fedora version on one box, downloaded exactly
once. And rsync will keep that directory updated for you.

All:

Just make sure the Server allows rsync.  I look at the mirrors.txt file at downloads.fedora.redhat.com and look for rsync BEFORE starting.  I know that mirrors.kernel.org does.  Otherwise you might not be able to get the files (at best) or get a nastygram from the system administrator that states you are attempting an unauthorized action towards/against their system (at worst).   In either case, you did not complete what you attempted.

James McKenzie


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