> > > Good news! I solved the problem. This solution came from the openSUSE > forums... (just giving credit where credit is due) > > As root, in the folder /etc/cron.* (where * is either daily, hourly, etc. > depending on how often you want the check to take place): > > 1. Create a file called autoupdate using your favorite editor (that sounds > like > a good name). > > 2. File contents: > #! /bin/bash > > apt-get update > apt-get upgrade -y > apt-get autoclean > > 3. Save the file, and then make it executable: > #chmod 755 autoupdate > > > Note the "apt-get autoclean" is optional. >
Well, not what yousked though. The answer given to you (adding the user to sudo group) was the right answer. Anyway if you want unsupwerwised updated apt-get install cron-apt Would have been the right choice. -H -- Henning Follmann | hfollm...@itcfollmann.com