[CentOS] running yum update on remote servers

Mon Feb 25 15:16:03 UTC 2013
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

On 02/25/2013 10:00 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> On 02/25/2013 09:03 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>> Am 25.02.2013 14:48, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
>>>> I have read a couple old threads here on updates for servers, and I am
>>>> looking for some mechanics to getting the actual updates done.  I don't
>>>> want automatic updates; I want to control when and what gets updated.
>>>>
>>>> First I have to determine that a particular server needs updates.  I
>>>> suppose a daily script that would run "yum check-updates' and emails me
>>>> the results could work, but then I would only want the email IF there
>>>> was something to update, at my limited use of this option does not show
>>>> anything to trigger a notify on changes.  Does anyone know of a script
>>>> that would do this?
>>> /etc/cron.daily:
>>> #!/bin/bash
>>> ANG=C; yum -q check-update
>> I am searching all sorts of combinations to figure out what 'ANG' does.
>> I keep getting results like "Emmanuel C. Yumang M.D"  :)
>>
>> So please enlighten me.
> Typo, I assume. Try LANG=C

OK.  that I can find out about, and makes sense to consider including.