Re: up2date - package update dependency

On 1/26/2007 11:23 AM, d.qureshi-7yFXA2EciJlaa/[email protected] wrote:
> I have several servers that need to be patched with RHEL AS 3 and its been a long time
> since up2date was run on them.
> I need to catchup with the latest erratas. 
> 
> I have registered my RHEL AS 3 servers with RHN and for each server there are loads of
> erratas that need to be applied.
> 
> So basically one should apply all erratas to each server using up2date -u ? 

Yes.  I typically check to see what is new first, apply the non-kernel 
updates with -u, and then finally update the kernel packages with a -uf. 
  Then reboot (for the kernel).

Hopefully I don't need to say it but:
1. Ensure you have a good backup or a backout plan.  If you don't, make 
sure your resume is not on that server.
2.  Test following your updates, especially if you have a lot of 
backlog.  If you stay on top of them, it's easier to identify a package 
that caused you an issue, if there was one (hasn't happened to me yet, 
but that doesn't mean it won't in the future).

	.../Ed

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Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
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