Or set an Alias for yum, - aliases can be handy ... Fred. ____________________________________________ /root/.alias ____________________________________________ [snip] alias yum='export http_proxy=http://<Proxy_IP>:<Proxy_Port>;yum' ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ /root/.bashrc ____________________________________________ # .bashrc # User specific aliases and functions alias rm='rm -i' alias cp='cp -i' alias mv='mv -i' # Source global definitions if [ -f /etc/bashrc ]; then . /etc/bashrc fi if [ -f ~/.alias ]; then . ~/.alias fi ____________________________________________ On Monday 15 November 2004 15:49, Justin Conover wrote: > On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:03:34 -0500 (EST), Jim Wildman <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Does anybody know if yum has proxy support and if so where do i > > > specify the proxies. I run a net connection behind my college proxy > > > > from man yum.... > > > > Proxy configuration > > If you would like to use a proxy with yum you can simply > > set a > > shell environment variable of http_proxy. Set it to the > > url for > > your proxy. Ex: "http://your_proxy:port/"; > > If the box is always behind the proxy than I will set it in /etc/profile > > export http_proxy="http://your_proxy:port"; > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum
