Hello Benjamin,
Thanks for the reply. I have had a few CentOS and WBEL boxes that
have cron set for "yum -y update" updates running nightly and same as
you, have had only a single instance of trouble. But if I start using
the apache, mysql, php, etc... RPMs... I think I'll just cron myself
to do it once/week or whenever there's a need.
--
Best regards,
Mickael
mailto:mikelists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tuesday, January 10, 2006, 1:45:14 AM, you wrote:
> I apply them manually.
> But, I have a cron script something like:
> yes 'n' | yum update
> This runs once/week, and runs as user "root". Email filters send this output
> to a special account, so just by checking email on this special account, I
> see all the yum updates run on all the servers, once/week.
> Then, it's easy to see what needs to be done! Probably 1 hour/month to keep 2
> dozen systems updated weekly on an "as needed" basis. This way we're both
> current, and I'm on hand in case something goes wrong.
> PS: I'm aware of only ONE issue in the past 2 years with over 1 dozen servers
> updated via yum that resulted in ANY ACTION AT ALL (beyond a reboot of kernel
> packages) in order to fix anything yum "broke".
> In short, if you're running Yahoo, spend a few days and test before rollout.
> You have the money, why not? But, if you're running a small(ish) business on
> said server, the issues that break from yum are few and far between, unless
> you have a specialized environment. (installing * from CPAN, for example)
> -Ben
> PS: If you want to see what RPM files are installed for NN rpm, try
> rpm -ql NN
> PPS: If you want to get rid of whatever package owns file foo, try
> yum remove `rpm -qf /path/too/foo`;
> You'll be prompted before the delete...
> don't exuse lack of familiarity with RPM tools to mean that they "suck" or are
> "hard to use". Like driving a car, they require a bit of training, and once
> you get it, it becomes second-nature.
> On Monday 09 January 2006 09:10, Mickael Maddison wrote:
>> QUESTION: ?Do most of you cron the yum updates, or do you watch for
>> new RPMs and update "manually"?
