Updating remote systems

Joseph joseph "at" NukeLabs.qc.ca
Mon, 09 Nov 1998 14:53:32 +0000


Updating remotely, would be of my great interest too. I can manage to
write a batch file to do your -remove and installation, but the
"InstalShield" Installation asks questions! 

Is there a "silent" or auto mode of the install? Some venders use a "setup
/a" feature of installshield to automatically install the default. And
thats fine with me! I install all copies of VNC in C:\Program
Files\ORL\VNC

Or better yet, If I can figure out the exact files that changes (is in
only the winvnc.exe I can set up batch files and put that into the startup
menu.

--
#!/usr/local/bin/perl -- -pwcracker-in-3-lines-of-perl-plus-disclaimer
$u{$p[1]}=$p[0] while(@p=getpwent);while(<>){chop;foreach $c (keys %u)
{printf "u=%s p=%s\n",$u{$c},$_ if(crypt($_,$c) eq $c);}} # Use: pwc dict ...


On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Mike Cummins wrote:

> 
> 
> Has anyone come up with a good method for updating remote systems?
> 
> I want to update some servers I remotely support, without driving the 
> 200 miles just to -kill -remove and install.
> 
> I am moving from 3.3.2r2 to 3.3.2r5.
> 
> Alternatively, I could write a batch file to do this if I knew all the 
> files that needed updating (from previous comments there are some 
> dll's).
> 
>  Mike
>  
> 
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