Re: Qs regarding Yum plugin

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On Mon, 2009-02-09 at 11:27 -0800, Creative Innovative wrote:
> For example, lets say under posttrans_hook,
> I loop through the transaction object and determine below
> 1. Pkg A installed
> 2. Pkg B upgraded.
>  
> Now I run my security criteria, for files installed, and lets say Pkg
> A fails that criteria.
>  
> Qs 1) -->Now can I create a NEW TRANSACTION, like below
> 1. Pkg A remove
>  
> Qs 2) And then can I run this NEW TRANSACTION  from posttrans_hook.
>  
> Qs 3) If this wont work, is there any other way, where I can run
> package removal, from posttrans_hook.
>  
> Please let me know.
>  
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> 

Long and short - you can't run a transaction from posttrans...

for what you're doing it sounds like you'd want to run a script wrapped
around yum. Alternatively, look at the yum-security plugin - as it has
information about security updates that might be more helpful.

-sv


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