rdist and ignite

[Asya]

Hello,

Another question:)
Here is a problem..

I have ignite server. I would like to either rdist or copy some files from the main servers (1 HP-UX 11.00 and 1 HP-UX 11.11 versions).

How can i rdist files
1. i need to tell it where to rdist it to...in other words the name of a server that i'm igniting. Is there some kind of a variable that is set during installation that i can just put into the script? Or..? I don't have to use rdist..if you have any suggestions..please let me know:)

2. Scripts will be running from ignite server, which is a 11.00 box. 11.11 files are located on a different 11.11 server. I guess i could make it ssh first to the 11.11 server and then from there rsh to the igniting host.

ssh root@host 'rdist -f /var/opt/ignite/scripts/rdist.dev'

Sorry if i sound confused...hope you can understand my problem.


Thank you!
Asya

[TwoProc]

Since you've got ssh installed you could easily use rcp or rsync. rcp would cover you for copying files, rsync would work if you're trying to keep two sets of directories looking the same.

[Asya]

but inside the rdist file, there is a line:
HOSTS = ( root@hostname )

How can i let rdist file know the name of the new server without manually modifying the file? As I said, is there a variable..?

Thanks!

[Bob Ingersoll]

This is a bit late, but...

Current rdist versions support variable (e.g., $HOSTS, $FILES) assignment via the command line as in the following examples:

rdist -d "HOSTS = bambam"

Or, if you want to get a little fancier:

rdist -d "HOSTS = ( $(cat /etc/myhosts) )"

Check the rdist man page.