> > Can any one clarify this, is auto updating at all production servers > > recommended or not? > > need to know your opinion, how do you manage the update? > > I've worked on projects where backend configuration files changed in syntax or architecture between releases, which were released as updates... so I know for a fact updates can break a running system. I always disable auto-updates on production systems, and run the updates during a schedule maintenance window. -geoff --------------------------------- Geoff Galitz Blankenheim NRW, Germany http://www.galitz.org/ http://german-way.com/blog/