What is netkite

What is netkite? [中文]

netkite is a personal simple upgrade system. In this system, the client checks

with md5 code whether the server has available update files for client to accept modules.

The netkited( server )

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Satisfy netkited pre-requisites:

At first, netkited will chroot to ROOT, then create this directory in case it

does not already exist.

Example:

1. Ensure server basic directory configuration:

sh-2.05b# mkdir /var/upgrade

2. Create test module:

sh-2.05b# mkdir /var/upgrade/TEST

sh-2.05b# mkdir /var/upgrade/TEST/TEST_SUB

3. Put test file to TEST and TEST_SUB

sh-2.05b# echo "father" > /var/upgrade/TEST/file.father

sh-2.05b# echo "son" > /var/upgrade/TEST/TEST_SUB/file.son

4. Rename test file so that it can be identified by remote client:

sh-2.05b# mv /var/upgrade/TEST/file.father /var/upgrade/TEST/^root^file.father

sh-2.05b# mv /var/upgrade/TEST/TEST_SUB/file.son /var/upgrade/TEST/TEST_SUB/hdc2^home^test^file.son

5. Execute netkited:

sh-2.05b# netkited -r /var/upgrade -g

Notes:

Server needs to know the client disk/directory configuration in device mode.

Bugs:

Ensure the source filename does't contain character '^'.

The netkite( client )

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Satisfy netkite pre-requisites:

Netkite needs the (empty) file /etc/upgrade.conf in the default

configuration, then create this file in case it does not already exist.

Example_1:

Specify the accepted module name as TEST, and execute netkite:

sh-2.05b# netkite -h 127.0.0.1 -m TEST

The file "^root^file.father" will be got from server;

then change the file "^root^file.father" into "/root/file.father"

in current root.

Example_2:

Specify the accepted module name as TEST_SUB, and execute netkite:

sh-2.05b# netkite -h 127.0.0.1 -m TEST_SUB

The files "^root^file.father" and "hdc2^home^test^file.son" will be

got form server; then change the file "^root^file.father" into "/root/file.father"

in current root, and then change the file "hdc2^home^test^file.son" into

"/home/test/file.son" in /dev/hdc2

Notes:

1. Client will get files and inherit father modules layer-by-layer.

2. Client will create object directory in case it does not already exist.

Other information

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Download netkite: http://sourceforge.net/projects/netkite

Type "-h" for help.

Report bugs to <binary@eniak.org>.