Hi, [email protected] wrote on 2009-07-07 10:30:29 +0200 [Ubuntu FAI behind ftp_proxy (squid)]: > In our network we have no gateway and no DNS server. > All internet access is done via a Squid-proxy. > So we need to proxy ftp over http. > [...] > In a running system we could just add the proxy settings like this: > /etc/environment or /etc/bash.basrh > ftp_proxy=http://192.168.30.42:2121 > http_proxy=http://192.168.30.42:2121 > > and use 'apt-get update' > But that did not work inside the chroot during installation ;( > > So we had to set ROOTCMD via a .var file to: > --- > ROOTCMD="chroot $target /usr/bin/env http_proxy=192.168.30.42:2121 > ftp_proxy=http://192.168.30.42:2121 > ---
why not simply set http_proxy and ftp_proxy in the .var file? That way they should end up in the environment. Or is there a reason they can only be in the environment inside the chroot? Hope that helps. Regards, Holger
