Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 23:35:23 -0500 From: Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com> To: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@megadeth.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rdist Message-ID: <19991014043524.24492.qmail@camelot.bitart.com> In-Reply-To: <38051C72.88125DE1@megadeth.org> References: <38051C72.88125DE1@megadeth.org>
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Shawn Ramsey wrote:
> I am trying to get rdist working, and it is working, except one thing.
> It will not run the "special" command. Here is my distfile :
>
> HOSTS = ( host1 )
>
> FILES = ( /etc/master.passwd)
>
> ${FILES} -> ${HOSTS}
> install -R;
> special "/usr/sbin/pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd" ;
>
>
> That is the only way I could get special to run, otherwise it tells me
> syntax error. It gives no error, it just doesn't run the command. It
> copies the file fine.
>
You either want to use cmdspecial instead of special, or add
(/etc/master.passwd) directly after special.
Gerd
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