[CentOS] yum: not updating kernel

Anthony Kamau wrote:
> > 
> > Hi.  I recently switched my CentOS kernel to 2.6.27, manually.  Is there
> > a way to take it "off the list" of possible yum updates?  I want to
> > handle kernel stuff myself.
> > 
>
> Edit /etc/yum.conf
> Below excerpt from `man yum.conf'
> exclude  List of packages to exclude from updates or installs. This should
>          be a space separated list.  Shell globs using wildcards (eg. *
>          and ?) are allowed.
>   

Sorry, man, my bad for not reading the man page.  No food pellet for 
me.  :-(