Re: [gentoo-user] http-replicator permissions

[Jake Moe <jakesaddress@gmail.com>]

On 04/05/11 19:53, KH wrote:
> Am 05.04.2011 11:46, schrieb Jake Moe:
>> On 04/05/11 18:14, KH wrote:
>>> Am 04.04.2011 21:30, schrieb Peter Humphrey:
>>>> On Monday 04 April 2011 19:12:03 William Kenworthy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I dont think http-replicator can manage a directory structure - are you
>>>>> trying to do something fancier than just serving out tarballs?
>>>> Yes; I want it to mirror my portage tree and serve it to other boxes on the LAN. 
>>>> It used to do this well enough; I just want to get the permissions right.
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> why not using the handbook-way?
>>> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rsync.xml#doc_chap2
>>> I am doing it that way.
>>>
>>> Regards KH
>> +1
>>
>> I've got four boxes in my home network, and I have one pull down the
>> updates, the other three sync with that one.
>>
>> I've also set up proftpd to allow anonymous read-only access to my
>> /usr/portage/distfiles folder, so the other three can try to pull their
>> packages from locally first as well, and if that box hasn't downloaded
>> it yet, only then will they try to retrieve it from the Internet.  See
>> http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/HOWTO_Setup_local_Portage_and_Package_Mirror
>> for info.
>>
>> Jake Moe
> Hi Jake Moe,
>
> for the distfiles http-replicator is great. Example:
> Box one has the tarball. Box 2, 3 and 4 can download it as well. Box one
> does not have the tarball. Box 2 may search for it, box one will
> download it and give it to box 2. Then box 3 and 4 can download it from
> box one as well.
>
> Regards KH
Well, I suppose I'll have to look into that then, won't I?  Thanks for
the info.

Jake Moe