Newbie Updating Question

[Peter Hicks]

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 01:29:42AM +0100, Haakon Humberset wrote:
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>For regular package updates use apt/dpkg as normal..
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>If you for instance want to change the configuration of your cluster, you
>may alter the config and set it up, such that each node reinstalls itself
>overnight or something...
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actually cfengine is perfect for this task. No need to do a reinstall.
cfengine can make periodic checks to see if config files have changed,
and if so, update them from the master repository.



>I don't think there's anything in FAI that updates an installation without
>reinstalling it.. It has two options on booting, install and sysinfo..
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>Haakon
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>On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Stephen A. Witt wrote:
>> I read where FAI is used to both "install" and "update" a Debian
>> installation. I sort of understand the installation part (well, I'm
>> working on it), but I don't understand the update part, unless update
>> means reinstall with an updated FAI configuration. It seems that when
>> updating you'd fall back on the normal Debian dselect/apt-get update
>> mechanisms, or is there something that does this in FAI that I'm missing.
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>> Thanks...
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