On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:56:48 -0500 Nelson Last <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Good afternoon, > > I have a system that does not have http access, due to firewall restrictions. > I do, however, have ftp access. I apparently am able to update aptitude with > no problem, but I can never get security updates. I always get an error about > not being able to open the file: > Err ftp://security.debian.org squeeze/updates/main i386 Packages Unable to > fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. ' [IP: 130.89.149.226 21] > W: Failed to fetch > ftp://security.debian.org/dists/squeeze/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz > Unable to fetch file, server said 'Failed to open file. ' [IP: > 130.89.149.226 21] > > The contents of /etc/apt/sources.list is fairly simple: > deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian squeeze main > deb ftp://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main > > And I have a proxy defined for anonymous access (/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy): > Acquire::ftp > { > Proxy "ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian:21";; > ProxyLogin > { > "USER anonymous"; > "PASS [email protected]"; > } > } Why do you use a proxy for anonymous ftp access to security.d.o? I doubt ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian:21 is acting as a proxy. Try to download the file manually with wget like this: wget ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/squeeze/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz If that succeeds, you can safely drop the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy. Cheers, Phil -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
