Re: [Netdisco] Simple Question: How to Install Patch Files

[Alan B. <A.L...@lb...>]

Hi,

>    A simple question... Under the “develop” section on sourceforge, I see a
>    number of enhancements I’d like to add to my netdisco vmware install, in
>    patch files.   How do I apply patch files on the server? J 

if these are diff patches, then you simply download them, copy the patch to
your netdisco directory and then

patch -p0 < patchfile_name

(depending on the PATH requirement, you may need to change the 0 to a 1 or 2)

I'd recommend backing up the current directory before application of a patch eg

cd /usr/local
cp -R netdisco netdisco.backup_`date +%d%m%Y`


alan