Re: ntpdate & script to update host at random time

2005-06-03 Thread jmr_071769
jmr_071769 wrote: > hello again with a debian question. > > i'd like to be able to have a few machines 'apt-get update' themselves > at a random time near/around midnight. how can i go about this with > another easy script? > > tia! > > -jeff >

ntpdate & script to update host at random time

2005-06-03 Thread jmr_071769
hello again with a debian question. i'd like to be able to have a few machines 'apt-get update' themselves at a random time near/around midnight. how can i go about this with another easy script? tia! -jeff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

copy one file, multiple machines

2005-06-03 Thread jmr_071769
howdy everyone. this is more of a linux question. i have script_filename_sh that i'd like to copy to multiple /etc/cron.daily/ directories on our network. what's a nifty script that could save me from up-arrow'ing/scp'ing to death? for instance: scp script_filename_sh machine1:/etc/cron.daily/ s

mount: only root can do that

2005-06-01 Thread jmr_071769
howdy everyone. could someone tell me how to allow a regular debian user to mount a cdrom? odd that, you can create the cdrom device with kde and mount it, but the user can't use console mount commands to mount the same device. here's the fstab: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # #