r591 - in /branches/experimental/boinc/debian: boinc-client.README.Debian boinc-client.postinst changelog

[fst-guest at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: fst-guest
Date: Mon Mar 12 13:54:28 2007
New Revision: 591

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-boinc/?sc=1&rev=591
Log:
Added paragraph about mass deployment of boinc-client which points to T-Bone's
post to pkg-boinc-devel.

Modified:
    branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.README.Debian
    branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.postinst
    branches/experimental/boinc/debian/changelog

Modified: branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.README.Debian
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-boinc/branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.README.Debian?rev=591&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.README.Debian (original)
+++ branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.README.Debian Mon Mar 12 13:54:28 2007
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   2. Installing and configuring BOINC application packages
   3. Moving a BOINC data directory to /var/lib/boinc-client
   4. Making the BOINC core client usable on AMD64
+  5. Mass deployment of boinc-client that automatically attach to an
+     Account Manager
 
 
 1. Configuring the BOINC core client
@@ -123,3 +125,18 @@
 
  4. Start the BOINC core client again:
      % /etc/init.d/boinc-client start
+
+
+5. Mass deployment of boinc-client that automatically attach to an
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Account Manager
+   ---------------
+
+With small modifications to the boinc-client package it is possible
+to make it automatically attach to an Account Manager which aids in
+mass deployment of the BOINC client over a network of hosts.
+
+For specific instructions consult this message and the attached
+cookdiff.patch:
+  
+  http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-boinc-devel/2007-March/000553.html

Modified: branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.postinst
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-boinc/branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.postinst?rev=591&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.postinst (original)
+++ branches/experimental/boinc/debian/boinc-client.postinst Mon Mar 12 13:54:28 2007
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         # Make sure the /var/lib/boinc-client directory exists and
         # is owned by the boinc user.
         mkdir $BOINC_DIR 2>/dev/null || true
-        chown boinc:boinc $BOINC_DIR 2>/dev/null || true
+        chown -h boinc:boinc $BOINC_DIR 2>/dev/null || true
 
         # Move old configuration files to /etc/boinc-client/ and
         # create symlinks for the BOINC core client.

Modified: branches/experimental/boinc/debian/changelog
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-boinc/branches/experimental/boinc/debian/changelog?rev=591&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- branches/experimental/boinc/debian/changelog (original)
+++ branches/experimental/boinc/debian/changelog Mon Mar 12 13:54:28 2007
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     the BOINC data directory in boinc-client.postinst.
   * Fixed FTBFS with GCC 4.3, thanks to Martin Michlmayr <tbm at cyrius.com>.
     (closes: #413307)
+  * debian/boinc-client.README.Debian: Added paragraph "Mass deployment of
+    boinc-client that automatically attach to an Account Manager" which points
+    (at the moment) to T-Bone's post on the pkg-boinc-devel mailing list.
 
   [ Debconf translations ]
   * Added Galician (gl.po) by Jacobo Tarrio <jtarrio at trasno.net>.
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@
   * debian/boinc-server.README.Debian: Added README.Debian which is at the
     moment only a pointer to http://wiki.debian.org/BOINC/Server.
 
- -- Frank S. Thomas <frank at thomas-alfeld.de>  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:27:47 +0100
+ -- Frank S. Thomas <frank at thomas-alfeld.de>  Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:46:59 +0100
 
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