you can do it over http so maybe apache is a better bet On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:45:09 +1200 Andy George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Having read up a little on NFS servers and the huge security risk they > may present, It'd be good (just for exercise) to set one up locally, to > allow for a server install of RH8... however... > > RH8 is three CDs, and if I set up an NFS directory, I need to know if I > can copy the entire contents of all three CDs into that one directory, > or if there's some mincing about with three INDEX files I need to know > about first... Does the directory structure need to follow the > directory structure on the CDs, or can I simply place all the RPMs in > the NFS share, and get away with it... > > Alternate question : If not NFS can I set up a SAMBA share to do pretty > much the same thing...? Obviously kickstart would have to be fooled > into happiness, but at the end of the day, could I get away with it...? > > > -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 3798966 Fax + 64 3 3798853 http://www.rout.co.nz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
