A. Khattri bway.net> writes:
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> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, James wrote:
>
> > Ahhh that's it:
> > # cat /usr/portage/metadata/timestamp
> > Tue Jul 12 13:06:52 UTC 2005
> > # date
> > Wed Jul 13 12:05:26 UTC 2005
>
> On my machines, the master rsync server does a sync at 3am.
> The rest of the mac
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, James wrote:
> Ahhh that's it:
> # cat /usr/portage/metadata/timestamp
> Tue Jul 12 13:06:52 UTC 2005
> # date
> Wed Jul 13 12:05:26 UTC 2005
On my machines, the master rsync server does a sync at 3am.
The rest of the machines sync with the master server at 4am.
This way th
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
>
> > I recently set up an internal server for rsync and distfile distribution.
> > How do I check to ensure that this internal server actually was successful
> > at downloading the rsync files and the appropriate distfiles for the other
> > sytems?
>
> /usr/port
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
> Yes but we get back to the point that I had been trying to make - the
> embedded devices (even nanobots) would not need to build from source. I
> know if I had embedded nanobots I would want them focusing on the job they
> were embedded for, not recompiling so
> I recently set up an internal server for rsync and distfile distribution.
> How do I check to ensure that this internal server actually was successful
> at downloading the rsync files and the appropriate distfiles for the other
> sytems?
/usr/portage/metadata/timestamp contains the timestamp for
> Methinks your indescretions and prejudices against micros, is insensitive
> to the future, sensate possibilitys of micros and the things they inhabit.
> micros are entering the human body at an alarming rate. Don't you thing
> we need mechanisms to keep their interal code robust and current?
> Na
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
> > Thanks for the scripts and help!
> That's what we're here for
BACKGROUND:
I did not use your scripts yet...today I'll implement them.
I recently set up an internal server for rsync and distfile distribution.
How do I check to ensure that this internal serve
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
>
> > Thanks for the scripts and help!
>
> That's what we're here for
>
> > When I roll out a new TCP/IP based data-logger
> > (hopefully this fall) it'll take sensor inputs and control a few outputs.
> > No humans will use the devices for anything other than i
> Thanks for the scripts and help!
That's what we're here for ;-)
> When I roll out a new TCP/IP based data-logger
> (hopefully this fall) it'll take sensor inputs and control a few outputs.
> No humans will use the devices for anything other than interfacing
> sensors and collecting data.
As wi
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
Thanks for the scripts and help!
> > I'll take this under consideration. My purpose in extending automated
> > updates, is to be able to manage a large number of embedded gentoo
> > devices in the future. Roll-back and Recovery mechanism will be
> > added later.
> > I've been considering adding an "emerge --fetchonly" line to the script
> but
> > don't yet have the warm and fuzzies about the http-replicator script.
>
> Yes, well I'm going to go slowly with this
> until I have the warm feeling and some
> happy experience over time.
> I'd be interested in k
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
> > OK but can't I do that with a simple mode to the /etc/crontab ?:
> > 30 1 * * * root emerge sync 2>&1
> Yes, but I do a little more in my script and want the pieces to be
> synchronized. As you saw in the script not only do I emerge sync but I also
> update
> I guess I have to run emerge sync and emerge -uD world on each client
> still,
> but they use the http replicator instead of gentoo servers for both
> updating the portage/rsync files and downloading the distfiles (via the
> http
> replicator)?
In the case of distfiles and sync's, you're sti
> OK but can't I do that with a simple mode to the /etc/crontab ?:
> 30 1 * * * root emerge sync 2>&1
> ?
Yes, but I do a little more in my script and want the pieces to be
synchronized. As you saw in the script not only do I emerge sync but I also
update the eix and esearch databases (both are
A. Khattri bway.net> writes:
> > Is there a script to update workstation systems, automatically,
> > say 10 minutes after booting? How best to do this?
> I run this in my servers at 3am (they sync off a local rsync server,
> similar to your setup):
> http://www.panhorst.com/glcu/
This looks
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
> > > and last run this daily on the server to keep it current?
> > > emerge -uDva world && repcacheman
> I forgot to mention that if your primary system is using the http replicator
> then it shouldn't be necessary to run repcacheman after each emerge.
> Repcach
Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
> > OK on the local rsync server I added this to automate the daily
> > 30 1 * * * root emerge sync
> Unless you want to receive the daily email full of all kinds of funky
> characters, I'd redirect the output from emerge to a file. On my boxen I
> call 'dailys
> > and last run this daily on the server to keep it current?
> > emerge -uDva world && repcacheman
I forgot to mention that if your primary system is using the http replicator
then it shouldn't be necessary to run repcacheman after each emerge.
Repcacheman will a) ensure that packages retrieved v
> OK on the local rsync server I added this to automate the daily
> task of rsync(ing)
> # Rsync entries
> #
> 30 1 * * * root emerge sync
Unless you want to receive the daily email full of all kinds of funky
characters, I'd redirect the output from emerge to a file. On my boxen I
call 'dailysyn
On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, James wrote:
> Is there a script to update workstation systems, automatically,
> say 10 minutes after booting? How best to do this?
I run this in my servers at 3am (they sync off a local rsync server,
similar to your setup):
http://www.panhorst.com/glcu/
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Dave Nebinger joat.com> writes:
> This has some implications:
Ok, let's take it from the begining.
A. I followed step 4 in this document:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rsync.xml?style=printable
I was able to 'emerge sync' up a local client on the rsync server
successfully,so that part is don
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