[CentOS] Is reboot needed after updating kernel, glibc, database?

Tue Jun 28 09:16:23 UTC 2011
Juergen Gotteswinter <jg at internetx.de>

A reboot should be only necessary when kernel has been upgraded. or you 
go with ksplice (www.ksplice.com)

cheers

juergen

Am 28.06.11 11:11, schrieb Alexander Farber:
> Hello,
>
> I always wanted to ask: do you need to reboot after
> updating packages like kernel, glibc, postgresql?
>
> Or do you need to restart the postgresql service
> after updating it with yum?
>
> Regards
> Alex
>
> # sudo yum update
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> Setting up Update Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> -->  Running transaction check
> --->  Package glibc.i686 0:2.5-58.el5_6.4 set to be updated
> --->  Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.5-58.el5_6.4 set to be updated
> --->  Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.5-58.el5_6.4 set to be updated
> --->  Package glibc-devel.x86_64 0:2.5-58.el5_6.4 set to be updated
> --->  Package glibc-headers.x86_64 0:2.5-58.el5_6.4 set to be updated
> --->  Package krb5-libs.i386 0:1.6.1-55.el5_6.2 set to be updated
> --->  Package krb5-libs.x86_64 0:1.6.1-55.el5_6.2 set to be updated
> --->  Package krb5-workstation.x86_64 0:1.6.1-55.el5_6.2 set to be updated
> --->  Package nscd.x86_64 0:2.5-58.el5_6.4 set to be updated
> -->  Finished Dependency Resolution
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
> ================================================================================
>   Package                Arch         Version                Repository     Size
> ================================================================================
> Updating:
>   glibc                  i686         2.5-58.el5_6.4         updates       5.3 M
>   glibc                  x86_64       2.5-58.el5_6.4         updates       4.8 M
>   glibc-common           x86_64       2.5-58.el5_6.4         updates        16 M
>   glibc-devel            x86_64       2.5-58.el5_6.4         updates       2.4 M
>   glibc-headers          x86_64       2.5-58.el5_6.4         updates       594 k
>   krb5-libs              i386         1.6.1-55.el5_6.2       updates       667 k
>   krb5-libs              x86_64       1.6.1-55.el5_6.2       updates       679 k
>   krb5-workstation       x86_64       1.6.1-55.el5_6.2       updates       914 k
>   nscd                   x86_64       2.5-58.el5_6.4         updates       167 k
>
> Transaction Summary
> ================================================================================
> Install       0 Package(s)
> Upgrade       9 Package(s)
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