<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7652.24"> <TITLE>RE: [et-mgmt-tools] cobbler import - centos 4.5/64 rsync mirror path</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  yep, one would think this would work out great, but there's perhaps a clarification needed, -the distro dir should look like this in the end result right?: RPMS base or should I be higher up? -krb -----Original Message----- From: et-mgmt-tools-bounces@redhat.com on behalf of Peter Wright Sent: Thu 9/6/2007 5:27 PM To: Fedora/Linux Management Tools Subject: Re: [et-mgmt-tools] cobbler import - centos 4.5/64 rsync mirror path Karl Balsmeier wrote: > > Hi, > > In an attempt to grab a distro via rsync, I am doing the following > command, substituting the servergoeshere for the real rsync mirror. > > The problem is that I have no way to navigate down the tree far enough > to actually make this work, because obviously my browser doesn't allow > this protocol. > > cobbler import --mirror=rsync://servergoeshere/path/to/distro > --name=Centos45-64 > > I visit: <A HREF="http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=13">http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=13</A> > > and pick out a mirror: rsync://mirrors.kernel.org/centos/ > > but can't seem to give cobbler the proper path to the distro. I > navigated the http dir structure and tried to guess, but no dice. > > What do you do when looking for the right path to give cobbler to a > distro in rsync? > > Do you use the rsync client? is there a smart and useful command out > there that reveals the right path to a distro on an rsync mirror? > > -krb > you can usually just FTP to these mirrors and grab the appropriate path from there. in this case you can actually goto mirrors.kernel.org/centos via http as well. then drill down to the branch that you want to sync and you should be able to use that path for your mirror switch. -pete -- Peter Wright Systems Administrator Sony Pictures Imageworks wright@imageworks.com www.imageworks.com _______________________________________________ et-mgmt-tools mailing list et-mgmt-tools@redhat.com <A HREF="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools</A> </BODY> </HTML>