On Sun, 2011-07-17 at 10:45 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:39:20 +0100, JB (James) wrote: > > > I have just run "Software Updates". There are three options; I have them > > set to check daily, to install all updates (as opposed to security > > updates) automatically and not to do it using mobile broadband (this is > > a desktop anyway). I never see a window pop up and ask if I want to > > update _unless_ I go to either Software Updates or Software Update and > > start the check manually. Then I almost always get a list of things to > > do, sometimes as many as 50 packages, depending how long since I last > > checked. So the machine is certainly not updating automatically. > > > > FWIW, I don't think an invisible update process would be desirable. Is > > that what "automatic" means? > > > > So far as I know, I am running Fedora 15 x86_64 with no modifications. > > There must be a config file somewhere: does anyone know what it is > > called? And for a daily check, when should the check happen - at first > > boot up or at a particular time of day? If the latter, what happens if > > the computer is turned off then? If the check is set for midnight, mine > > would never actually be running. That might explain a lot! > > I've modified several related configuration values manually (i.e. > without using the GUI): > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/test/2011-May/100453.html > > There's some background in that thread, albeit some misinformation, > too. So, please don't draw false conclusions. It's not trivial without > documentation. > > Reducing several of the config values from 604800 (weekly) to > 86400 (daily) or less than that has helped. There's also a value > to force an update poll at login-time. As usual I am confused. Exactly what did you do change the config values and where (in what file) did you do it? What is the value to do updates at login time? I have yet to catch the automatic update process working? And I can't see why i would automatic updates without previous notification of what is being updated as has worked in previous Fedora versions. -- ======================================================================= The life of a repo man is always intense. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
