dpkg-ftp, dselect -- Is there a way to get these programs to timestamp /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/debian/frozen/binary-i386/admin/* (and others) to what they are on ftp://debian.crosslink.net?
(I'm doing 1.2 this weekend; so far, it's been not only flawless, but improved advice given during the installs -- thanks all). When I use this method to upgrade, I usually backdoor the ftp'd files off the /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/ tree, into my permanent ftp archives, and thus slowly achieve a mirror of sorts. I'd like to see dselect offer the root account a way to -specify where the "temporary" archives (*.deb) are stored, when using the ftp method of upgrading -specify whether to use current time as the timestamp, or mirror the archive's idea of the timestamp Is this something I can specify outside dselect/dpkg-ftp? As an environment that tells the underlying ftp mechanism to dupe the timestamps from the source server? Does dselect, when using the ftp method, ftp as root? Is that safe? I was told (superstitious meme) never to do anything over a network, and especially the Internet, as root; and only login to my own machine as root, from the keyboard, when I'm sure I need the full powers of root AND I don't want something screwed up because I used 'su root' instead of login as root. Thank you. Christopher W. Hafey ------------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 1078 New Britain Ave Apt 217 WA1TNR since 1974 | W Hartford Ct USA 06110-2434 http://www.ntplx.net/~tingri | tel. 860-236-5400 ------------------------------------------------------------- pgp: send msg w/subject: sendkey_me pgp -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
