On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Michael Stenner wrote: > I saw someone (maybe you) mention something like this earlier and > refrained from comment. Firstly, and not my main point, it's not > really a daemon. It's just a cron job. you're right, i was being lazy in my terminology. i'm just so used to applying "chkconfig" to daemons. > Now, my main point: I think it is in general a BAD BAD BAD idea to > give the impression that running yum from cron is something that > experienced admins should do and beginners should be wary of. > Beginners are less likely to understand and appreciate the importance > of getting your (security) updates quickly. let me clarify. what i wanted to suggest was, just for beginners, to turn it off so they have something to *practice* on. if they don't, they'll install yum, maybe get distracted for a day or two, and come back only to find that their system is completely updated and there's nothing for them to try. i'd be happy with a big caveat of something like, "once you're done playing, make sure you turn it back on!!!". or something to that effect. rday
