Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 16:24:16 -0700 From: Neil Bliss <yoda@integratus.com> To: freebsd-doc@integratus.com Subject: proposed changes to INSTALL.TXT re: PR 20919 Message-ID: <20000911162416.C16751@integratus.com>
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Hey folks,
After seeing that PR 20919 was still unassigned, I took a look at this, and I
think I've come up with some diffs that resolve the problem. They're below.
Any feedback?
thanks,
Neil
*** /usr/src/release/texts/i386/INSTALL.TXT Fri Feb 18 07:11:40 2000
--- /tmp/INSTALL.NEW Mon Sep 11 16:24:57 2000
***************
*** 140,148 ****
drive in some FreeBSD machine, it's quite easy: You simply add the
following line to the password file (using the vipw command):
! ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/cdrom:/sbin/nologin
! And anyone else on your network will now be able to choose a Media
type of FTP and type in: ``ftp://<machine with CDROM drive>'' after
picking "URL" in the ftp sites menu.
--- 140,155 ----
drive in some FreeBSD machine, it's quite easy: You simply add the
following line to the password file (using the vipw command):
! ftp:*:99:99::0:0:FTP:/:/sbin/nologin
! Then create a symbolic link called <Release Name> in the root directory of
! the machine with the CDROM drive. For "Release Name", you should
something
! along the lines of "4.1-RELEASE" or "4.0-CURRENT", or whatever your
FreeBSD
! cdrom says on it. Create the symbolic link with a command similar to:
!
! ln -s /cdrom /<Release Name>
!
! Anyone else on your network will now be able to choose a Media
type of FTP and type in: ``ftp://<machine with CDROM drive>'' after
picking "URL" in the ftp sites menu.
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Neil Bliss
Integratus Customer Support
email: support@integratus.com
www: http://www.integratus.com
Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
I think so, Brain, but balancing a family and a career ... it's all too
much for me.
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