> if the files are (config) type, then a locally user modified version > will superseed the new rpm based one, and will result in your config's > being left alone with the new files being dropped as .rpmnew > I'd presume this is what happened ? Not in this instance no. 90% of users have no reason to modify /etc/issue, /etc/redhat-release, or /etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources, so these files will be overwritten most of the time. While adjusting our packages so that they can be used on both RHEL and centos isn't exactly a centos specific concern, it is the neighborly thing to do. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell