Thanks much. I will do that. I appreciate all the feedback from everyone. KJ On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 10:54, Jim Perrin wrote: > I've got a decent script that I've been using for this. feel free to modify > it to suit your needs. > > I have this set to run as a crontab every day to keep up. > > > #!/bin/bash > > ### variables for the update script ### > dest="/var/www/html/pub/redhat/linux/updates/9/" > src="mirror.dulug.duke.edu::redhat-updates/9/" > lockfile="/var/tmp/mirror.lock" > rsync=`which rsync` > yumbuild=`which yum-arch` > > > ### Do we have a way to get the files? > if [ ! -x $rsync ]; then > echo "Unable to locate rsync. Make sure it is installed and in your > path"; > exit 1; > fi > ### Do we have a way to make the headers? > if [ ! -x $yumbuild ]; then > echo "Unable to locate yum-arch. Make sure it's in your path"; > exit 1; > fi > > ## Look for a lockfile so we don't start running the update twice > if [ -f $lockfile ]; then > echo "This update script is already running or stalled." > exit 0 > else > rm -rf $dest/headers > touch $lockfile > $rsync -azvH $src $dest > fi > ### Build the RPM headers for yum > $yumbuild $dest > > if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then > rm -f $lockfile > echo "Rebuilding of header files failed." > $HOME/yum.rebuild ; > exit 1 > > else > > echo `/bin/date` > $dest/last-update.txt > rm -f $lockfile > fi > > > > > > > > --On Friday, December 05, 2003 11:42 AM -0500 "Hedemark, Magnus" > <mhedemark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Kerry Cox [mailto:kerry.cox@xxxxxxx] asks: > > > >> Setting up a yum repository or something similar is something I have > >> been meaning to do a long time. Are there any good texts out > >> there that > >> explain how? > > > > It's cake. > > > > 1) Identify a Linux box to act as your repository server. > > 2) Install ftp or http server software to grant clients access to your > > repository. > > 3) Install the yum suite on the server. > > 4) Mirror the RPM's that you want to host. For example: > > rsync -aqH --delete mirror.physics.ncsu.edu::redhat/linux/9/en/os/ > > /local/path/to/redhat/9/base/ > > 5) "yum-arch /local/path/to/redhat/9/base/" > > 6) Share this path through ftp or http. Set up your yum clients to point > > to this path. > > _______________________________________________ > > Yum mailing list > > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum
