[CentOS] New /boot/message file?

I've just updated my 5.8 box and there's a new kernel to be installed. Looking at /boot/ directory I see this file called message: -rw-r--r--root root 80032 Mar 12 2009 message Can anyone twll me what this message file is for please? Is this a new grub or kernel file? Kind Rega

Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file?

On 07/15/2012 02:10 PM, Keith Roberts wrote: > I've just updated my 5.8 box and there's a new kernel to be > installed. > > Looking at /boot/ directory I see this file called message: > > -rw-r--r--root root 80032 Mar 12 2009 message > > Can anyone twll me what this message file is f

Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file?

On 07/15/2012 07:10 AM, Keith Roberts wrote: > I've just updated my 5.8 box and there's a new kernel to be > installed. > > Looking at /boot/ directory I see this file called message: > > -rw-r--r--root root 80032 Mar 12 2009 message > > Can anyone twll me what this message file is

Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file?

On 07/15/2012 08:06 AM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 07/15/2012 07:10 AM, Keith Roberts wrote: >> I've just updated my 5.8 box and there's a new kernel to be >> installed. >> >> Looking at /boot/ directory I see this file called message: >> >> -rw-r--r--root root 80032 Mar 12 2009 mess

Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file?

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Johnny Hughes wrote: > To: centos@centos.org > From: Johnny Hughes > Subject: Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file? > > On 07/15/2012 07:10 AM, Keith Roberts wrote: >> I've just updated my 5.8 box and there's a new kernel to be >> installed. >> >> Looking at /boot/ directory

Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file?

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Reindl Harald wrote: *snip* > you really think you are better writing grub.conf manually > than grubby will do? if there are issues with a newer > kernel then boot with the old one, that is why the previous > does not get removed on updates > > how will you ever notice proble

Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file?

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Reindl Harald wrote: *snip* > but what is the point to break your system to not > automatically maintain grub.conf in this context? what is > the advantage have to add the new kernel manually to the > config? Good point again Reindl. I've not broken the system, it's just

Re: [CentOS] New /boot/message file?

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Keith Roberts wrote: > I've not broken the system, it's just I want to decide when > the new kernel should be booted. The edit the /etc/sysconfig/kernel file and tell the system not to update the default kernel to the newly install one. -- William Hooper ___

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