>Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 15:35:17 -0500 >From: "McDougall, Marshall (FSH)" > >>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of m.roth2006@xxxxxxx >>Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:05 PM >> >>Ok, first time I've tried to get an update from Redhat in a >>couple of years, and the first time from work. The site's >>changed, so I can't find the download the way I used to. Now, >>I'm behind a proxy and a serious firewall (or, more likely, >>several layers of them, *sigh*). >> >>So: I tried >>up2date -d mysql-4.1.20-2.RHEL4.1.i386.rpm >> >>and it couldn't find it. So, what did I do wrong? I want the >>one security fix, and *I* want to install it, so I can back it >>out if it breaks something the developers need.... The man >>page isn't clear enough to answer this (for example, what the >>hell is a "channel"?) >> >> mark > > >A channel is essentially what you have subscribed to on RHN. You need >to make sure that the system you are trying to up2date is registered >before you can do anything. The best way to accomplish that, especially >since you are behind a f/w, is to run: > >up2date --nox --configure <snip> No joy. The other sysadmin, before I started, tried; after I came on board, I tried. We can't manage to get the systems registered through the proxy. *sigh* mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
