On 28/02/07, Drew Weaver <drew.weaver@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So why not just put yum -y update in the %post section of the
kickstart?
Because that's explicitly what he didn't want to do in the initial
question.
Yes, exactly.
The reasons why, your guess is as good as mine. If the machine's part
of an automated provisioning system and is, at least in a network
sense, exposed to untrusted users from the instant it's available
perhaps he's like the box patched up ASAP?
No, it's not really for security reasons. It's for performance (or
efficiency). Doing the "yum -y update" in the %post adds
considerable time to the total install. I'm working on creating a
CentOS VM to be used here at work, and while I'm still in the testing
phase, I'd like to reduce the turnaround time. Also, I think I can
reduce the VM footprint if I install the final version of all the
RPMS initially, instead of installing 4.4 first and then all the
updates.
Alfred
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