post-NFS install problems

[Rick Stevens]

moey tony wrote:
> hi all,
> i m back !
> 
> I hv installed some RH9 boxes via an NFS install some weeks ago.
> Recently, i needed to add some extra packages to those boxes and
> so, i ran redhat-config-packages. Problem is, it keeps asking me for the CD's,
> which i can't insert because i work in a school(where CD-ROM Drives for each PC ain't possible).
> 
> How can i choose a different install tree? i ran the command redhat-config-packages --t=/mnt/somefolder(mounted from
> the original NFS share that held all my CD files) but it tells me it's not a valid source.
> 
> i can't use yum nor up2date. i'd appreciate help in getting to point successfully back to the NFS server.

Try "redhat-config-packages --isodir=/NFS/mount/point"
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