2014-09-29 20:59 GMT+03:00 Chris Beattie <cbeattie at geninfo.com>: > I have a mix of CentOS 5, 6, and now 7 servers at work. There are enough > of them now that it is starting to make sense for them to get updates from > an internal source. > > I've seen RHN Satellite in years past. It looks like it may be a way to > allow Windows admins here (familiar with WSUS) to update Linux boxes. A > local repo might be easier to set up, but (as with Spacewalk) it seems like > we'd end up with a lot of packages we don't need. A proxy and a > sufficiently-large cache might do the trick if the first Linux box to get > updates populates the cache which the files the others will need, but I > haven't looked into this enough to see if there's even a way that works. > > How do you all keep a dozen or more Linux boxes updated? > > install yum-utils and use reposync to create local mirror with only newest packages. > Thanks! > -- > Chris > Nothing in this message is intended to make or accept an offer or to form > a contract, except that an attachment that is an image of a contract > bearing the signature of an officer of our company may be or become a > contract. This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the > use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. It may contain > information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential, and > exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as attorney > work product. If you are not the intended recipient, we hereby notify you > that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > notify us immediately by telephone and delete this message immediately. > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum. Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem. Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius. Claritas est etiam processus dynamicus, qui sequitur mutationem consuetudium lectorum. Mirum est notare quam littera gothica, quam nunc putamus parum claram, anteposuerit litterarum formas humanitatis per seacula quarta decima et quinta decima. Eodem modo typi, qui nunc nobis videntur parum clari, fiant sollemnes in futurum. eh. -- Eero