On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 10:37:56AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 2) Set up a private ftp/http mirror of security.debian.org and update > the system from there before connecting it to the internet... > > Yes, this is what I would like to do, but I'm not clear on the > mechanics of doing it. Does any Howto describe how to do this? Do > I need root access for the mirror site? Where can I find > instructions?
It's like creating a normal ftp mirror; fmirror is one Debian package that will do it. Something like: $ fmirror -f security.fmirror where security.fmirror has contents similar to: username: ftp password: [EMAIL PROTECTED] host: security.debian.org remotedir: /debian-security localdir: /home/ftp/debian-security A full security mirror is multiple GBs; I'd look into fmirror's include and exclude lines to only mirror architectures you're interested in (perhaps only i386). Security mirrors should only be for local use, to help keep people from unknowingly using outdated mirrors. Also, fmirror isn't nearly as bandwidth-friendly as rsync, but I'm not aware of any rsync capability on the security site. -- Mike Renfro / R&D Engineer, Center for Manufacturing Research, 931 372-3601 / Tennessee Technological University -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
