On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 16:30 -0500, akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > It is a matter of download speed from a local machine versus a remote > mirror. We update 60 machines so the time difference would be > significant. Something as simple as this: # rsync -av ftp://SERVER/PATH/ /local/updates/ can be run from cron once or twice a day. Then you automatically have *all* updates for that Fedora version on one box, downloaded exactly once. And rsync will keep that directory updated for you. All: Just make sure the Server allows rsync. I look at the mirrors.txt file at downloads.fedora.redhat.com and look for rsync BEFORE starting. I know that mirrors.kernel.org does. Otherwise you might not be able to get the files (at best) or get a nastygram from the system administrator that states you are attempting an unauthorized action towards/against their system (at worst). In either case, you did not complete what you attempted. James McKenzie James McKenzie A Proud User of Linux!
