Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:56:43 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r48693 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/jails Message-ID: <201604210156.u3L1uhsx074593@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock Date: Thu Apr 21 01:56:43 2016 New Revision: 48693 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/48693 Log: Add a tip on setting ezjail to download packages using HTTP rather than FTP. The content from the bug report was rewritten. PR: 208941 Submitted by: Dan Bright <freebsd@zaziork.com> Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/jails/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/jails/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/jails/chapter.xml Wed Apr 20 22:07:36 2016 (r48692) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/jails/chapter.xml Thu Apr 21 01:56:43 2016 (r48693) @@ -1121,6 +1121,22 @@ Created clone interfaces: lo1.</screen> jail. <filename>/var/ports</filename> inside each jail is also used as a work directory when building ports.</para> </tip> + + <tip> + <para>The <acronym>FTP</acronym> protocol is used by default + to download packages for the installation of the basejail. + Firewall or proxy configurations can prevent or interfere + with <acronym>FTP</acronym> transfers. The + <acronym>HTTP</acronym> protocol works differently and + avoids these problems. It can be chosen by specifying a + full <acronym>URL</acronym> for a particular download mirror + in <filename>/usr/local/etc/ezjail.conf</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting>ezjail_ftphost=http://<replaceable>ftp.FreeBSD.org</replaceable></programlisting>; + + <para>See <xref linkend="mirrors-ftp"/> for a list of + sites.</para> + </tip> </sect2> <sect2 xml:id="jails-ezjail-create">
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