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Date:      Wed, 2 Sep 2015 09:10:29 -0453.75
From:      "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: fail to fetch vulnxml file each night, as seen in daily security,  run output.
Message-ID:  <55E7020B.6040404@hiwaay.net>
In-Reply-To: <55E700C9.4080000@gmail.com>
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On 09/02/15 09:05, Ernie Luzar wrote:
> Hello list;
>
> I get the following message in the daily security run output on both 
> my 10.1 and 10.2 systems. Both which were installed from scratch using 
> a cdisc1.iso file.
>
> Checking for packages with security vulnerabilities:
> pkg: http://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/vuln.xml.bz2: No route to host
> pkg: cannot fetch vulnxml file
>
> -- End of security output --
>
>
> Is this normal by design?


'No route to host' means networking issue. I get the same thing whenever 
I disconnect my Cable modem overnight, which I often do. Make sure your 
networking is working AOK overnight when that fetch is attempted.


-- 

	William A. Mahaffey III

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	"The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war
	 ever devised by man."
                            -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.




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