Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (528 mails)

[Lukas Ocilka <lukas.ocilka@xxxxxxx>]

Peter Czanik wrote:
> Hello,
> rsync-ed factory this morning. When I start a new install, I get the
> following error message:
> 
> Cannot access installation media (Medium Number 1.) Check that the
> server is accessible.
> 
> When I choose 'Show details', I get:
> 
> File /suse/setup/descr/control.xml not found on media:
> http://192.168.2.52/home/factory/
> 
> And that's right, there is no such file as /suse/setup/descr/control.xml
> , but there is a control.xml directly in / . Is it safe to simply ln -s
> it there?

Hi,

Actually, it should be safe to link it but your HTTP server needs to
support it. But that file should be, of course, at / directory of the
installation media by default.

Apache2:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#directory
Look for 'FollowSymLinks' option.

Lukas

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