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Sven Vermeulen wrote: |
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> I have a user requesting me to update the installation instructions with a |
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> paragraph or two about increasing the RSYNC_TIMEOUT variable if the user |
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> receives a time-out even if he uses broadband access (due to too little |
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> system resources). |
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> I'm personally not in favor of this (too little users will really need this |
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> information) and it's in the handbook already (when RSYNC_TIMEOUT is |
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> discussed) although not that visible to the users. |
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In the 6th chapter of the 1st part (where the `sync to latest' issue is |
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discussed), you can create a note containing a reference to the 2nd |
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chapter of the 3rd part, directly to the RSYNC-* variables, something like: |
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<note> |
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Users encountering timeouts for the rsync command, may want to set the |
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RSYNC_TIMEOUT variable's value to a higher one (default is 180, may be |
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set to 300 or even higher). For more information about the RSYNC related |
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portage variables, please read <<par3chap2_url>> |
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</note> |
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> As a compromise I can always put this in a FAQ but honestly, I don't think |
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> this is a FAQ (it's the first time I hear about increasing RSYNC_TIMEOUT for |
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> broadband Internet access). |
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Neither a FAQ issue (not happenning often) nor a Quick Install guides |
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one (I thought of this one, too). |
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> |
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> Thoughts? |
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Alin DOBRE |
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Registered Linux User #287199 |
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Documentation Team - Gentoo.RO Community |
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http://www.gentoo.ro |