On 16/01/2011 16:33, JohnS wrote: > On Sun, 2011-01-16 at 10:55 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: >> You can ignore md5 for now - they are just for verifying that the file >> you've downloaded has not been modified. > You should not tell him to ignore it but tell him how to use it and what > it is for. > > "md5sum my.iso" Validate the ISO Image and compare it against the > checksum on the down load site. If the checksum is wrong trash the ISO > and fetch another. +1 I was about to explain this, but as usual, someone beat me to it :) > John > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- The Solo System Admin - Follow me - I follow you http://solosysad.blogspot.com/ Latest Entry: Bacula - Building from source -- Mister IT Guru At Gmx Dot Com