Rodrigo Barbosa wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 12:26:24PM -0500, Bowie Bailey wrote:
> > Installing:
> > kernel x86_64 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL update
> > 10 M kernel-devel x86_64 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL update
> > 3.5 M kernel-smp x86_64 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL update
> > 9.6 M Updating: kernel-smp-devel x86_64 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL
> > update 3.6 M
> >
> > Will updating to this new kernel cause problems with the
> > cman-kernel, GFS-kernel, or dlm-kernel modules?
>
> Yes.
>
> > Will yum warn me about those types of issues?
>
> No. As you can see, you are not updating the kernel, but installing
> a new one. If you select the old one (on grub) when booting, those
> old module will still work.
Ok. I guess I'll have to wait until the csgfs packages get updated for
the new kernel.
> > As a more generic question, is it generally safe to let "yum update"
> > install the updates it finds?
>
> If you have a 100% stock distribution, yes. Otherwise, no.
It is stock except for the csgfs packages from the CentOS-csgfs
repository and one or two other rpm packages.
I want to keep the machine up to date, but I guess I'll have to be
careful with the kernel updates. Any others that could cause problems?
--
Bowie
