On 2/1/07, Sandor W. Sklar <ssklar@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 1, 2007, at 7:41 AM, James Olin Oden wrote: > On 2/1/07, Sandor W. Sklar <ssklar@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I've got a number of RHEL4 systems, built from our organization's >> Satellite Server. I wanted to experiment with the RPM "rollback" >> feature, but googling after having problems, I found this >> knowledgebase article: >> >> <http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_9273.shtm> >> >> ... which states that the "rollback" feature was removed from RPM, >> and that users should use the Provisioning entitlement on RHN. >> >> Is it possibly true that Red Hat has removed functionality from the >> RPM tool, just so they could push their Provisioning service? If so, >> might there be a fairly straightforward way of "re-enabling" that >> functionality? >> > I haven't looked at the source code of the regular rhel4 rpm or the > centos4.x rpm (which are the same). But an easy test would be to > install a package: > > rpm -Uvh --repackage $some_rpm > > and then roll it back: > > rpm -Uvh --rollback "10 minutes ago" > > If this works the truth of the matter is its only removed from > up2date. Thank you ... that worked just fine, and I feel dumb for not trying that before asking the question.
Please don't. RedHat's FAQ implied the functionality had been ripped from RPM, when in fact it had not. What is questionable is if it will be in RH/Fedora's version of rpm later. I'm sure it won't in the Johnson version (for lack of better naming). Cheers...james _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
