Net Update Reference Manual
Version 991216
Dieter Deyke, DK5SG/N0PRA
deyke@hotpop.com
Table of Contents
- Server
- Client
- The following external UNIX programs (supporting the specified
options) have to be installed in either /bin, /usr/bin,
/usr/local/bin, or /usr/contrib/bin:
- Add the following line to /etc/services:
netupds 4715/tcp
- Add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf:
netupds stream tcp nowait root /tcp/util/netupds netupds [-s sourcedir] [-n user]
Options:
- -s sourcedir
- Serve files from directory sourcedir. If not specified files
will be served from directory /tcp.
- -n user
- Send notification mail to user. If not specified mail will be
send to root.
- Reconfigure inetd using the following UNIX command:
inetd -c
- Add the following line to /tcp/net.rc:
start tcpgate netupds
- Restart WAMPES or execute the following command in WAMPES:
start tcpgate netupds
- The following external UNIX programs (supporting the specified
options) have to be installed in either /bin, /usr/bin,
/usr/local/bin, or /usr/contrib/bin:
- Execute the following UNIX command:
/tcp/util/netupdc [-s sourcedir] [-w wampesdir] [-u] [-m] server client
Options:
- -s sourcedir
- Update files in directory sourcedir. If not specified files will
be updated in directory /tcp.
- -w wampesdir
- Directory where WAMPES is installed. If not specified
WAMPES is expected in directory /tcp. Not used when
option -u is specified.
- -u
- Use Unix networking to connect to server. If not specified
WAMPES will be used to connect to server.
- -m
- Do not start the make program after the update.
- server
- Hostname of the net update server. If not specified this defaults to
db0sao.
- client
- Hostname of this client. If not specified this defaults to the first
part (up to the first '.' character) of the client hostname (as
returned by the UNIX hostname command). Please note that client
may only consist of letters, digits, and the '-' character.
- If you wish you can execute netupdc automatically from cron by putting
the command from 2.2 into your crontab. Example crontab entry:
0 8 * * * exec /tcp/util/netupdc db0sao dk5sg