Re[4]: [CentOS] Compile vs. RPM

-- Best regards, Mickael mailto:mikelists@silverservers.com Tuesday, January 10, 2006, 1:45:14 AM, you wrote: > I apply them manually. > But, I have a cron script something like: > yes 'n' | yum update > This runs once/week, and runs as user "root". Email filters send this output > to a special account, so just by checking email on this special account, I > see all the yum updates run on all the servers, once/week. > Then, it's easy to see what needs to be done! Probably 1 hour/month to keep 2 > dozen systems updated weekly on an "as needed" basis. This way we're both > current, and I'm on hand in case something goes wrong. > PS: I'm aware of only ONE issue in the past 2 years with over 1 dozen servers > updated via yum that resulted in ANY ACTION AT ALL (beyond a reboot of kernel > packages) in order to fix anything yum "broke". > In short, if you're running Yahoo, spend a few days and test before rollout. > You have the money, why not? But, if you're running a small(ish) business on > said server, the issues that break from yum are few and far between, unless > you have a specialized environment. (installing * from CPAN, for example) > -Ben > PS: If you want to see what RPM files are installed for NN rpm, try > rpm -ql NN > PPS: If you want to get rid of whatever package owns file foo, try > yum remove `rpm -qf /path/too/foo`; > You'll be prompted before the delete... > don't exuse lack of familiarity with RPM tools to mean that they "suck" or are > "hard to use". Like driving a car, they require a bit of training, and once > you get it, it becomes second-nature. > On Monday 09 January 2006 09:10, Mickael Maddison wrote: >> QUESTION:  Do most of you cron the yum updates, or do you watch for >> new RPMs and update "manually"?