From: Petar (petar_at_escape.net.au)
Date: Thu 04 Sep 2003 - 07:25:59 BST
Hi Jon,
I have successfully installed the 3 packages as you suggested with the only
catch being that linuxconf was needed before the vserver-* stuff would install
and I grabbed that linuxconf-1.31r1-1.i386.rpm from the solucorp site.
After running the newvserver command and filling in all the fields it moved
onto a "Please Note" box that told me where all the config files could be
found and then bombed with a "Can't execute passwd (no such file or directory"
and I can see an new directory under /vservers in the requested name and
the only contents are a /dev and /proc so I gather something is broken
either in the script on rh8 or in my head ;-)
Any pointers to where I should look further?
Also what is the correct way to delete a vserver? I would like to get rid of
these two duds with breaking anything else. Just delete the /vservers/name.conf
and /vservers/name.sh files along with the /vservers/name folder?
I volunteer to write up a brief how-to for people such as myself when have
this running! There you go - a public commitment.
Cheers
Petar
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Bendtsen" <jon+vserver_at_silicide.dk>
To: <vserver_at_solucorp.qc.ca>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [vserver] Novice seeks assistance in setup of vserver on Rh8 machine
> Petar wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've been subscribed for a while but not following the list conversation to closely.
> >
> > Is their an 'Idiots guide to setting up vserver' that a novice can follow without
> > to much trouble?
>
> not what i know of, but it really isnt that hard.
> Have you read the homepage?
> http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/miscprj/s_context.hc
>
>
> > I have an old box running the (apparently ) dead VSD product with a dozen of
> > so vs installed and I would like to retire that machine and move to something
> > that is supported by the community.
> >
> > I have a new RH8.0 box that I would like to run vserver on with RH 7/8 images?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated including pointers to FAQ's or other writing
> > that may have been contributed about this type of request.
>
> well, get redhat installed. Then get the vserver kernel. Either by
> compiling yourself, or by installing
> ftp://ftp.solucorp.qc.ca/pub/vserver/kernel-2.4.21ctx-17.tar.gz
> then install these packages
> ftp://ftp.solucorp.qc.ca/pub/vserver/vserver-0.22-1.i386.rpm
> ftp://ftp.solucorp.qc.ca/pub/vserver/vserver-admin-0.22-1.i386.rpm
>
> the last one contains a newserver command that will create a copy of
> your "root" server, så dont install too much stuff there.
> Or if you want to play with debian, either get the images suggested in
> this thread, or use
> http://www.paul.sladen.org/vserver/debian/README.txt
>
>
> JonB
>
>