Re: Help critical install shared cdroms

Paula_Stankus_at_doh.state.fl.us wrote:
> So I ended up saying the heck with it as I don't want to go much farther
> without hooking up with the system admin.
>
> I instead did a scp from the disk to the target host which brings up
> another question.
>
> Doing a scp -pr everything is owned by root - any known "gotchas" about
> copying the files with "-pr" then running the install from a staging
> area?
>
> Thanks,
> Paula=20
>

Nope, no "gotchas". I've done it many times over the years on numerous platforms with no problems. As long as the files are readable and exectuable, it's sufficient (since there are no writes performed in the staging area by the installer, other permissions and ownership are irrelevant). Just copy the entire contents of each CD into its own subdirectory, and then proceed as normal. (I would use rsync in preference to scp since it gives you more control over how to handle links and such, and can restart an interrupted copy from where it failed instead of the beginning.)

At least two other respondents indicated a preference for downloading an installation bundle over the Internet instead of simply copying the install media at hand... I'm curious if there are any "war stories" or other rationale for this advice...?

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