1
Create a directory holding the installation sources as described in Section 2.2.2,
“Setting Up an NFS Repository Manually” (page 48).
2
Congure the FTP server to distribute the contents of your installation directory:
2a
Log in as root and install the package vsftpd using the YaST software
management.
2b
Enter the FTP server root directory:
cd /srv/ftp
2c
Create a subdirectory holding the installation sources in the FTP root directory:
mkdir repository
Replace repository with the product name.
2d
Mount the contents of the installation repository into the change root environ-
ment of the FTP server:
mount --bind path_to_repository /srv/ftp/repository
Replace path_to_repository and repository with values matching
your setup. If you need to make this permanent, add it to /etc/fstab.
2e
Start vsftpd with vsftpd.
3
Announce the repository via OpenSLP, if this is supported by your network setup:
3a
Create the /etc/slp.reg.d/install.suse.ftp.reg conguration
le with the following lines:
# Register the FTP Installation Server
service:install.suse:ftp://$HOSTNAME/repository/DVD1,en,65535
description=FTP Repository
Replace repository with the actual name to the repository directory on
your server. The service: line should be entered as one continuous line.
3b
Start the OpenSLP daemon with rcslpd start.
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