Rick Graves wrote: > The chance that there will be a show-stopping glitch > in a security patch is extrememly small. But this is > still too big a risk for live servers in some > contexts. > > I did not think that a new box being completely up to > date was a huge problem. As I understand it, the > concern is that a glitch in an update will bring down > a live server. You are not taking this risk with a > new install. After all, it is a new install, and if a > glitch stops it from running, you can troubleshoot the > problem before you go live. > > I have never maintained a mirror. Rick, I have a small writeup here on making a yumified mirror and delaying package deployment: http://www.jdmz.net/yum/index.html http://www.jdmz.net/yum/lag-updates.html Total hackery and crusty, but may help you get what you want accomplished. *shrug* Good luck, Troy
