On Wed, 2007-03-14 at 16:11 -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:07:52PM +0100, Patrick wrote: > > > > Does anyone know if there is a plugin for yum that supports > > > > authentication. I'm trying to find out if it's possible to have a yum > > > > repository inaccessible unless it sends the proper credentials. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Patrick > > > Why? Don't you only allow installation of signed packages? > > No I was thinking more license control and cost attribution. Who > > installed what can then be tracked and if there is a cost (for example > > for support) it can be charged automagically to the cost center of the > > appropriate department. > > This is pretty easily circumvented to then copy the RPM anywhere -- do you > care about that? Not sure what you mean but anyway it seems there's too much lacking so not really worth pursuing. Time to have a look at Zenworks & friends. Regards, Patrick
