Re: [SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS] apply automatic updates

2018-08-10 Thread Ken Teh

Thank you. I think I will set it to yes on centos as well for the desktops.


On 08/10/2018 11:23 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote:
That is a bit of a complex question.  From the SL side I can point you towards: 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ftp.scientificlinux.org_linux_scientific_7x_x86-5F64_release-2Dnotes_-23-5Fsl-5Fprovides-5Fautomatic-5Fupdates=DwIDaQ=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A=K8OI2FBUTfS2DJY_nKBYUz670OgyZoSjzKdkKOjnB4c=uP6UUFqG3gSSVE0DgltBCsHzW9UzudPCU9IlKsLzor0= 



On 08/10/2018 11:11 AM, Ken Teh wrote:
I noticed that apply_updates in /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf is set to No on a 
centos 7 system while it is set to Yes on SL7x.


Is there any reason not to set to yes for centos?  I have cron job that emails 
the user assigned to the desktop to reboot their machine when updates have 
been installed. With apply_updates set to No, the job fails to detect the 
install with 'yum history'. I can fix this but I was wondering if there is 
some reason why I shouldn't configure the daily yum cron the same way, ie, 
apply_updates=yes.


Thanks.




Re: [SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS] apply automatic updates

2018-08-10 Thread Pat Riehecky
That is a bit of a complex question.  From the SL side I can point you 
towards: 
http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7x/x86_64/release-notes/#_sl_provides_automatic_updates


On 08/10/2018 11:11 AM, Ken Teh wrote:
I noticed that apply_updates in /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf is set to No on 
a centos 7 system while it is set to Yes on SL7x.


Is there any reason not to set to yes for centos?  I have cron job 
that emails the user assigned to the desktop to reboot their machine 
when updates have been installed. With apply_updates set to No, the 
job fails to detect the install with 'yum history'. I can fix this but 
I was wondering if there is some reason why I shouldn't configure the 
daily yum cron the same way, ie, apply_updates=yes.


Thanks.


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apply automatic updates

2018-08-10 Thread Ken Teh
I noticed that apply_updates in /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf is set to No on a centos 
7 system while it is set to Yes on SL7x.


Is there any reason not to set to yes for centos?  I have cron job that emails 
the user assigned to the desktop to reboot their machine when updates have been 
installed. With apply_updates set to No, the job fails to detect the install 
with 'yum history'. I can fix this but I was wondering if there is some reason 
why I shouldn't configure the daily yum cron the same way, ie, apply_updates=yes.


Thanks.