On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 09:13:35AM -0800, Roderick A. Anderson wrote: > Herbert Poetzl wrote: > >On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 03:23:45PM -0100, dzenan.causevic@wise-t.com wrote: > >>What is the latest Fedora Core distribution I can build for > >>the guest using yum method? > > > >>vserver build -m yum --context 42 --interface xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > >>-- -d f10 returns cannot find distribution error message? > > > >you sure your util-vserver is recent enough? > >(i.e. check with 'vserver-info - SYSINFO') > > On my CentOS 5.3 (Final) based host using Daniel's repo I have > > ... > Kernel: 2.6.22.19-vs2.3.0.34.1 > VS-API: 0x00020302 > util-vserver: 0.30.216-pre2793; Oct 11 2008, 15:49:24 > ... > > And there is nothing in the Fedora beyond f9. on my Mandriva 2009.1, I have: Kernel: 2.6.29.2-vs2.3.0.36.12 VS-API: 0x00020304 util-vserver: 0.30.216-pre2848; Sep 14 2009, 18:50:28 #ls /usr/lib64/util-vserver/distributions alpine/ centos4/ centos5/ debian/ defaults/ etch@ f10/ f11/ f7/ f8/ f9/ fc1/ fc2/ fc3/ fc4/ fc5/ fc6/ gentoo/ lenny@ redhat/ rh9/ sid@ squeeze@ suse91/ template/ so your point is? best, Herbert > \\||/ > Rod > -- > > > >>Can I build fedora core 10 using other methods except for yum > >>(like debootstrap) or template? > > > >sure, but I doubt anybody has created a > >debootstrap archive for f10 (yet), rpm and > >template, as well as rsync or clone should > >work fine ... > > > >>Also does --context option specifies minimum number of packages > >>and what does 42 stand for in this case? > > > >nope, the context is the unique identifier > >for a guest, i.e. a number between 2 and > >49151 (or 65535) which uniquely identifies > >the guest for all kernel related actions > > > >>I left out this option building centos5 system (same as above > >>but it worked fine unlike fc10) but I had no outside internet > >>connection. > > > >you can omit that option, in which case > >util-vserver will choose a host local unique > >number for you > > > >>I could only connect to local network machines, and I coudn't > >>find /etc/resolv.conf file either? > > > >again, sure your util-vserver is recent enough? > > > >>Does leaving out --context 42 option has to do anything with this? > > > >very unlikely, see above ... > > > >>Anyone? > > > >best, > >Herbert > > > >>Dzenan