It's working for me, but my paths don't end in trailing "/"'s.
config filename: rh7.3up.mirror
<snip>
package=rh73update
comment=Red Hat Linux 7.3
site=ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu
remote_dir=/pub/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os
local_dir=/home/updates
</snip>
command:
mirror -n rh73up.mirror
On Wednesday 18 September 2002 10:49 am, Paul DiMarco wrote:
> I'm pretty close to getting this mirror to work. I'm testing with the
> sample cfg you provided but I changed it a little. This is what I have in
> a file called mirror.updates73.
>
> package=updates73
> site=ftp.uvsq.fr
> remote_dir=/pub/redhat/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os/
> local_dir=/public/
>
>
> Now when I type mirror -n mirror.updates73 I get the following but it
> never changes. I think the -n option is for testing but how long do I have
> to wait before I see soemthing happen? WHat should i expect to see?
>
> package=updates73 ftp.uvsq.fr:/pub/redhat/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os/
> -> /public
> ftp timeout set to 300
> Scanning local directory /public
> Connecting to ftp.uvsq.fr
> 220-
> 220- -- Bienvenue sur le serveur ftp de l'UVSQ ---
> 220-Utilisez le compte `anonymous' avec votre adresse e-mail comme mot de
> passe
> 220- Merci de signaler les problemes eventuels a [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 220-
> 220- -- Welcome on the UVSQ ftp site --
> 220- Please login as `anonymous' with your e-mail address as password
> 220- Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 220-
> 220-
> 220 ftp.uvsq.fr FTP server ready.
> login as anonymous
> ---> USER anonymous
> 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
> ---> PASS <somestring>
> 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
> ---> REST 0
> 350 Restarting at 0. Send STORE or RETRIEVE to initiate transfer.
> Can do restarts
> ---> TYPE I
> 200 Type set to I.
> Scanning remote directory /pub/redhat/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os/
> ---> CWD /pub/redhat/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os/
> 250 CWD command successful.
> ---> TYPE A
> 200 Type set to A.
> ---> PORT 204,92,93,50,6,59
> 200 PORT command successful.
> ---> LIST -lRat
> 150-Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
> 150 Restricting network throughput to 65536 bytes/s.
>
>
>
>
>
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> On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 12:17:16PM -0400, Paul DiMarco wrote:
> > That sounds like something I might be interested in Emmanuel. Can you
> > provide some more details to mirroring redhat distro's please?
>
> I use the application mirror which you'll find on the Powertools 7.1 CD.
> Install the rpm, edit /etc/mirror.defaults to match yours needs and make
> a mirror configuration file. Mine looks like:
>
> package=updates62
> site=ftp.uvsq.fr
> remote_dir=/pub/redhat/redhat/linux/updates/6.2/en/os/
> local_dir=/var/ftp/pub/redhat/linux/updates/6.2/en/os/
> exclude_patt=(sparc.*)
>
> package=updates73
> site=ftp.uvsq.fr
> remote_dir=/pub/redhat/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os/
> local_dir=/var/ftp/pub/redhat/linux/updates/7.3/en/os/
>
>
> You'll want to use the nearest mirror to you (go check on Red Hat's
> website) instead of ftp.uvsq.fr .
> Run the command "mirror <config-file>" from time to time and
> you're all set.
>
> Beware! This requires a *lot* of disk space (1Go for RH62, 530Mo
> for RH73).
>
> Emmanuel
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