Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:53:38 +0000 (GMT) From: Cliff Rowley <dozprompt@onsea.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Making a local base for ftp installations Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003061851130.4305-100000@merlin.onsea.com>
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Greetings :)
I am installing FreeBSD on more and more small systems, and the rate at
which I am doing so is increasing, and I am still only on a 56k.
I would like to have every machine I prepare at -stable before I modify
them to cater for my client's use. Upgrading is generally not a problem,
since I go back to the client every 3 months to upgrade their systems for
them, unless there is a serious advisory.
Is there a system whereby I can create an exact mirror image of the
FreeBSD FTP sites from my already upgraded and installed system, that is
suitable to create boot disks from and use as the FTP server in FTP
installations? I've heard a whisper of 'make release', but that seemed to
build what looked like an image of an already installed FreeBSD system
(I stopped it when it was performing an 'sh MAKEDEV all' in the CHROOT I'd
specified).
I was going to just ask the simple question, but I figured there may be an
easier way to achieve what I am trying to do.
I must stress:
--> The machines are too slow to make world, I might as well use the 56k
and get a binary upgrade/install
--> The machines dont have a whole lot of space, so binary installation
and upgrade is my only choice. I am even making kernels on a different
system.
I thought about the obvious mounting of /usr/src & /usr/obj and make
installworld, but this implies actually having a system installed in the
first place and some of them do not. Time is of the essence, and I need
the quickest turn around for these machines as possible.
There must be some method of rapid network deployment and installation :)
Thanks in advance.
Cliff Rowley
P.S. While I'm thinking about it, is there anyway to specify a 'smarthost'
mail address to send only certain messages? My IP address never resolves,
and some mail servers (esp. FreeBSD.org) doesnt accept my mail. I dont
use a smarthost by default because I use different ISP's - this one is
free, and I cant send mail to FreeBSD.org in the evenings :(
- while (!asleep) { code(); }
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