Re: Old release (6.2) install + preventing "yum update"

Le 28/03/2015 14:39, Fran Garcia a écrit :

>> I need to deploy 6 new RHEL servers and they all need to be in version 6.2.
>> I can easily make a minimal install from the 6.2 DVD but how can I prevent a
>> "yum update" that would upgrade in the most current version and allow "yum
>> install" of 6.2 packages at the same time ?
>>
>> I'm thinking of :
>>
>>   - making a minimal install
>>   - registering the server on RHN
>>   - copying the 6.2 DVD content and making it available on a internal website
>> (local repository)
>>   - making a .repo file pointing to the local repository
>
> Do as you mentioned, but just don't register the server on RHN... Why
> do you need the servers in RHN?

I thought yum needed to validate the RHN status of the system even when 
the repository is local.

On the long term, I will need the RHN registration anyway because in a 
few months these 6.2 servers will be upgrated to 6.5 and then I will use 
the EUS channel (to keep them in version 6.5).

Nicolas

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