dpkg-ftp/dselect timestamping
dpkg-ftp, dselect --
Is there a way to get these programs to timestamp
/var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/debian/frozen/binary-i386/admin/* (and others)
to what they are on ftp://debian.crosslink.net?
(I'm doing 1.2 this weekend; so far, it's been not only flawless, but
improved advice given during the installs -- thanks all).
When I use this method to upgrade, I usually backdoor the ftp'd
files off the /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/ tree, into my permanent
ftp archives, and thus slowly achieve a mirror of sorts.
I'd like to see dselect offer the root account a way to
-specify where the "temporary" archives (*.deb) are stored,
when using the ftp method of upgrading
-specify whether to use current time as the timestamp, or
mirror the archive's idea of the timestamp
Is this something I can specify outside dselect/dpkg-ftp? As
an environment that tells the underlying ftp mechanism to dupe
the timestamps from the source server?
Does dselect, when using the ftp method, ftp as root?
Is that safe?
I was told (superstitious meme) never to do anything over a network,
and especially the Internet, as root; and only login to my own
machine as root, from the keyboard, when I'm sure I need the full
powers of root AND I don't want something screwed up because I
used 'su root' instead of login as root.
Thank you.
Christopher W. Hafey
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