[cobalt-users] Updating BIND on the RAQ 2

["Neil Highley" <neilhighley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

As usual, I panicked, all the information was available via the cobalt web
site, I still don't know what version they are updating to, via these
patches.

Apparently Raq2 do not have a problem, as they use BIND 8.1.2, but there is
an update available at:

http://ftp.cobalt.com/pub/packages/raq2/eng/RaQ2-All-Security-3.0.1-8577.pkg
for BIND update only.

or

http://ftp.cobalt.com/pub/packages/raq2/eng/RaQ2-en-Update-OS-3.0.pkg for
main update package.

To install a package:
http://emea.cobalt.com/support/createpackage.html
(Took from the knowledge base)
The packing list contains data that is parsed by the installer program,
/usr/local/sbin/cobalt_upgrade. A typical packing list looks like this:

Package: Cobalt OS Patch
Version: 3.0
REBOOT: no
UNINSTALL: uninstall_me
SCRIPT: upgrade_me
List File: Patch3
RPM: special-sauce-2.5-2b.noarch.rpm
RPM: netatalk-1.4b2-1C5a.mips.rpm
RPM: ui-2.3-31c.noarch.rpm
RPM: qpopper-2.53-1.mips.rpm
RPM: initscripts-cobalt-1.0-4a.mips.rpm


The installer program parses the "SCRIPT:" tag and executes the associated
shell script, "upgrade_me". Multiple scripts may be specified and they
will be run in order. These scripts are executed by the bash shell. If any
script does not exit cleanly by failing to return 0, the upgrade is
aborted and an error message is displayed to the end user. If the install
script aborts it should abort cleanly and not leave the server in an
unpredictable state.
....
Uninstalling a package file is done by executing the uninstall script found
in the /var/lib/cobalt/uninstallers/ directory. The "Install Software" page
in the administrative web interface is not updated until you run the file
"/usr/admserv/cgi-bin/.cobalt/install/install.cgi". This script is called
"/home/admserv/cgi-bin/.cobalt/install/install.cgi" on the Cobalt Qube
2700WG and Cobalt Qube 2700D models.
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(Took from Raq2 manual)
To install or upgrade software from CobaltÕs web site:
1. Download the new software to your desktop computer. See
http://www.cobaltnet.com/support/.
2. In the Maintenance section of the Server Management screen,
click Install Software (at the top of the screen).
3. Click BROWSE to locate the package that you downloaded to
your computer. Then click Open to select it.
4. Click ÒInstall a .pkg packageÓ to automatically install or
upgrade the new software on the RaQ 2.
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neilhighley@xxxxxxxxxx
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