On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 16:03 -0500, Ryan Frantz wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: yum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:yum- > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Neely > > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:51 PM > > To: Yellowdog Updater, Modified > > Subject: Re: [Yum] Yum Client Management > > > > If I understand what WSUS is correctly, then Yum definitely what you > are > > looking for. Yum facilitates automatic downloading and installation > of > > software updates to your Linux machine. > > I think I should have been more explicit ;). What I'm looking for is a > management tool to be able to control updates that are available to > clients (via an approval mechanism) and allow me to see which systems > are patched. I'm looking for a centralized solution that would sit > on/near the repository. Have you heard of Emu Software (http://www.emusoftware.com)? Their upcoming 3.0 release is adding RHN and Yum support for the ability to push packages to NetDirector clients. It's not an open-source product, but it might do what you require. /Brian/ -- Brian Long | | | IT Data Center Systems | .|||. .|||. Cisco Linux Developer | ..:|||||||:...:|||||||:.. Phone: (919) 392-7363 | C i s c o S y s t e m s
