 | | | up2date - package update dependency | up2date - package update dependency 2007-01-26 - By d.qureshi@(protected)
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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 ?
Dan
>On 1/26/2007 2:43 AM, Aries Star wrote:
> We have servers which have not been updated with patches for quite some
> time (since year 2005). The latest package usually have the following
> dependancy:
>
> "Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
> relevant to your system have been applied."
>
>What I didn't mention in my other posting is *why* you need to do this.
> One of the key reasons is that package foo may have a requirement for
>say package bar. When you up2date, it will update bar only if bar isn't
>at the version specificied in the dependency. If the version is okay
>but is missing some critical security fixes, it won't be updated
>automatically.
>
>One other key reason to update all of the previously released errata is
>that the testing for the latest updates is only done against the current
>versions of the packages. It's totally impractical for Red Hat (or
>anybody else) to test the latest update of the package you're interested
>in against all previous permutations of patches on your system. They
>simply bring the systems up to date and then test against that set.
>
>This is why you should not attempt to pick and choose which updates to
>apply - even if you think the update may not be relevant to you, you
>should apply them all. Exceptions may apply to those who really know
>what they're doing...
>
> .../Ed
>
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