Re: Automated updates of packages requiring --interactive

On Mar 3, Christoph Thiel <[email protected]> wrote:

>> Before I implement this myself...
>
> ... you don't have to!
>
>> What does other people with _many_ machines do to update kernel packages
>> (in particular) automatically without going through the interactive
>> dialogue?  The Auto= option didn't help, and ping from echo/file isn't
>> very elegant.
>
> Have a look at /etc/fou4s.conf:
>
> # Interactive mode (default: off)
> Interactive=1
No, but I'd recommend

# If AcceptPreinstallInfo is set to true, interactive mode is no longer required
# for updates with Preinstall-Info. Please note that Preinstall information is
# mostly used for license agreements which must be accepted by the user
# prior to installation. IT MAY BE ILLEGAL TO USE THIS OPTION!
#AcceptPreinstallInfo=1

Markus
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