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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 'rdist' to keep several FBSD systems in-sync?
Date: 27 May 1997 11:04:04 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3387f6f2.2005046@news.ibm.net.il>,
	enoch@wexler.s_p_a_m.co.il (Enoch Wexler) writes:
> While CVSUP seems ideal for keeping the "master" system up-to-date, I
> wonder what is your recommended method to keep other LAN connected
> FreeBSD machines up-to-date too.

I just use cvs.  I maintain a -current, a 2.2.2 and a RELENG_2_2 machine
by cvsup'ing to one machine (awfulhak), and setting
CVSROOT=awfulhak:/home/ncvs on the other machines.  I then
either "cvs co" or "cvs co -r RELENG_2_2".

[.....]
> Thanks, Enoch.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !