Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Sorin Srbu
> -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf Of Emmanuel Noobadmin > Sent: den 26 oktober 2012 19:03 > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6 > > Pe

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Lamar Owen
On Friday, October 26, 2012 10:41:19 AM Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Lamar Owen wrote: > > But, having said all of that, it must be said that the SL update > > 'nondisruptive index' is not 100%; it is really close to 100%, but there > > have been a few niggles over the ye

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Stephen Harris
On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 01:02:51AM +0800, Emmanuel Noobadmin wrote: > On 10/26/12, Sorin Srbu wrote: > > How would one do that? > > > > Using an applet from eg Noip.com or something bashish that mails you the > > info? > > Personally, for systems on dynamic IPs that I need to be able to log > int

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Emmanuel Noobadmin
On 10/26/12, Sorin Srbu wrote: > -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf > > Of Frank Cox > Sent: den 26 oktober 2012 00:19 > To: centos@centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 8:23 AM, Lamar Owen wrote: >> > But, having said all of that, it must be said that the SL update > 'nondisruptive index' is not 100%; it is really close to 100%, but there have > been a few niggles over the years. How many things have you had break from a Centos update? -

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 5:19 AM, John Doe wrote: > From: Frank Cox > >> I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that I'll probably never see >> again. I don't want to give out the root password, but I would like to have >> it automatically and transparently update itself. > > What about .r

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Lamar Owen
On Thursday, October 25, 2012 03:05:56 PM Frank Cox wrote: > I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that I'll probably never see > again. I don't want to give out the root password, but I would like to > have it automatically and transparently update itself. Now, what I'm about to say may

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread John Doe
From: Frank Cox > I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that I'll probably never see > again.  I don't want to give out the root password, but I would like to have > it automatically and transparently update itself. What about .rpmsave and .rpmnew files...? How long does the apps suppor

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Giles Coochey
On 2012-10-26 08:27, Sorin Srbu wrote: > -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf > Of Frank Cox > Sent: den 26 oktober 2012 00:19 > To: centos@centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Mogens Kjaer
On 10/25/2012 10:01 PM, Mike Burger wrote: > Then there's kernel updates, which require reboots, but which do not > happen automatically upon installation...and if the system does not > reboot, properly after that update, someone is going to have to lay hands > on the keyboard. I have machines wit

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Birta Levente
On 26/10/2012 01:19, Frank Cox wrote: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:19:24 +0100 (BST) > Keith Roberts wrote: > >> What about doing a ssh root login to the box from far away, >> and then running yum check-update, to see what the >> consequences of updating the box could do before >> commiting to the upda

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Nux!
On 26.10.2012 08:27, Sorin Srbu wrote: > -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf > Of Frank Cox > Sent: den 26 oktober 2012 00:19 > To: centos@centos.org > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-26 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of Frank Cox Sent: den 26 oktober 2012 00:19 To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6 > >So if I plan to log into it remotely, I'll h

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Scott Silva
on 10/25/2012 3:54 PM Frank Cox spake the following: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:50:49 -0500 > Les Mikesell wrote: > >> Or, if someone else will be logging in and you just don't want to give >> them root access, you could set up sudo access to a script that does a >> 'yum -y update' and then asks if

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Frank Cox
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:50:49 -0500 Les Mikesell wrote: > Or, if someone else will be logging in and you just don't want to give > them root access, you could set up sudo access to a script that does a > 'yum -y update' and then asks if they want to reboot. I did consider that, but if it doesn't

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Frank Cox wrote: > > So if I plan to log into it remotely, I'll have to have it report its current > address to me on occasion. > > Which probably wouldn't be a bad thing, anyway. Or, if someone else will be logging in and you just don't want to give them root acc

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Frank Cox
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:19:24 +0100 (BST) Keith Roberts wrote: > What about doing a ssh root login to the box from far away, > and then running yum check-update, to see what the > consequences of updating the box could do before > commiting to the update first? As far as I know, while it will h

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Michael Simpson
On 25 October 2012 21:19, Keith Roberts wrote: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, Frank Cox wrote: > >> To: centos@centos.org >> From: Frank Cox >> Subject: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6 >> >> I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Keith Roberts
On Thu, 25 Oct 2012, Frank Cox wrote: > To: centos@centos.org > From: Frank Cox > Subject: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6 > > I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that I'll probably never see > again. I don't want to give out the roo

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Mike Burger
>> I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that I'll probably never >> see >> again. I don't want to give out the root password, but I would like to >> have it >> automatically and transparently update itself. >> >> What is the best way to do this? I have been looking at webpages about >>

Re: [CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Mike Burger
> I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that I'll probably never see > again. I don't want to give out the root password, but I would like to > have it > automatically and transparently update itself. > > What is the best way to do this? I have been looking at webpages about > yum-cron >

[CentOS] Completely automatic yum updating on Centos 6

2012-10-25 Thread Frank Cox
I am about to set up a computer with Centos 6 that I'll probably never see again. I don't want to give out the root password, but I would like to have it automatically and transparently update itself. What is the best way to do this? I have been looking at webpages about yum-cron and yum-updates