Re: upgrading from 5.0 to 5.x

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> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I have a few follow up questions.
>
> I just used yum to update CenOS 4.6 but /etc/redhat-release
> still indicates it's at CenOS 4.6.
>
> The lastest release of CenOS 4 is CentOS 4.7.
>
> So basically, once I update, I'll never know which release the
> machine is running at since /etc/redhat-release doesn't change?

You need to ask the centos folks about that. It's not a yum thing.


> For instance, if I was running Fedora 5 and I used yum to update
> the system I'd end up with Fedora 10 but /etc/redhat-release
> would still indicate I'm at Fedora 5?

Again, the content of the file is an issue for the folks who package the 
distribution. Not for the tool which performs the update.

Do you see what I mean?

-sv

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