On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:21:53 EDT, Jamin Collins wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:54:39 BST, "Dave Ansell" wrote: > >> > >> I now want to start using saved settings. Question is can all three > >> use the same file? > > > > Yes. Just use the -F option to point them all at the same file. The > > downside is that changes to the file will not be seen on each mvp until > > they are rebooted. > > Wouldn't this also run the chance of changes made by one puck > overwriting changes made by another? For example puck #1 writes changes > to the configuration file. Then without restarting puck #2 changes are > made in another area. Are both changes now properly reflected in the > configuration file? Does the software read the current configuration > file prior to saving or just write the configuration of the current unit > out en mass to the configuration file regardless of the current file's > state?
Having a shared read-only config file is safe. Allowing multiple clients to write to it is not, since saving the config simply dumps it to the file. > >> If not, how can I configure them to use separate files without using 3 > >> copies of dongle and 3 copies of config? > > > > You could do this by sourcing /etc/udhcpc.config and using a config file > > that includes the IP address or hostname. Or you could grab the MAC addres >s > > out of ifconfig. > > I would suggest a settings file per unit based on MAC address sourced > from a single configuration file. If you have static IP address and hostnames (as I do) then using them is simpler since they are in /etc/udhcpc.config. It would be nice if the MAC address was there, too. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
