Re: [CentOS] CentOS 7 not installable using KVM-over-IP System

2014-11-22 Thread Fran Garcia
On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 9:51 PM, Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote: > Hi, > I just tried to install CentOS 7 using a Lantronix Spider KVM-over-IP > System and its virtual media feature and to my surprise this did not work. > The installation using the netinstall iso seems to work for a while (I > see som

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Greg Lindahl
We have an alert for CentOS packages with security updates, and I was curious how it works. Turns out that what it does is do a search engine search for [$package $version site:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/] {yeah, doesn't even put $version in quotes!} And then fetches the top result looking fo

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Gabriele Pohl
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 17:10:40 -0600 "John R. Dennison" wrote: > On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 11:41:17PM +0100, Gabriele Pohl wrote: > > > > I don't like to spend time in creating ugly workarounds.. > > and therefore would highly appreciate if the CentOS-Developers > > will add the data to the yum repo

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread John R. Dennison
On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 11:41:17PM +0100, Gabriele Pohl wrote: > > I don't like to spend time in creating ugly workarounds.. > and therefore would highly appreciate if the CentOS-Developers > will add the data to the yum repositories. > Then I can use Munin to monitor the pending security packages

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Gabriele Pohl
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 13:17:59 -0600 Frank Cox wrote: > On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:52:30 +0100 > Gabriele Pohl wrote: > > > > because I want the alert for my individual machines. > > So the proposed method is no solution > > for an automagical trigger :) > > You still can do that without expending t

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Frank Cox
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:52:30 +0100 Gabriele Pohl wrote: > > because I want the alert for my individual machines. > So the proposed method is no solution > for an automagical trigger :) You still can do that without expending too much effort. One way would be to monitor centos-announce, parse th

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Gabriele Pohl
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:07:00 -0600 Frank Cox wrote: > On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:32:32 +0100 > Gabriele Pohl wrote: > > > As written in my other mail, the intention is > > to get triggered when security updates are pending. > > why not set up something to watch the centos-announce list, > parse th

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread John R. Dennison
On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 12:07:00PM -0600, Frank Cox wrote: > > If you just want to be notified (or start a job, or whatever) then why > not set up something to watch the centos-announce list, parse the > subject lines for "Security", and then do whatever you need to do > after that. You're actual

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Frank Cox
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 15:32:32 +0100 Gabriele Pohl wrote: > As written in my other mail, the intention is > to get triggered when security updates are pending. If you just want to be notified (or start a job, or whatever) then why not set up something to watch the centos-announce list, parse the s

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Gabriele Pohl
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 08:00:50 -0600 Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 11/22/2014 05:49 AM, Gabriele Pohl wrote: > > I have difficulties to understand the output of yum-plugin-security. > > > > # yum check-update --security > > CentOS only tests that things work when doing all updates ... it does > not t

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Gabriele Pohl
On Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:44:57 + (GMT) Nux! wrote: > This plugin does not work on CentOS, at least not yet, there were previous > discussions. e.g. > http://centos-devel.1051824.n5.nabble.com/CentOS-devel-yum-plugin-security-and-shellshock-td5710031.html > > HTH yes it helped thanks! Althoug

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Johnny Hughes
On 11/22/2014 05:49 AM, Gabriele Pohl wrote: > Hi all, > > I have difficulties to understand the output of yum-plugin-security. > > I am on a X86_64 machine and when I query for security updates, > yum lists i686 packages, that I don't have installed. > > > # yum check-upda

Re: [CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Nux!
This plugin does not work on CentOS, at least not yet, there were previous discussions. e.g. http://centos-devel.1051824.n5.nabble.com/CentOS-devel-yum-plugin-security-and-shellshock-td5710031.html HTH -- Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! Nux! www.nux.ro - Original Messag

[CentOS] CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 117, Issue 13

2014-11-22 Thread centos-announce-request
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[CentOS] yum-plugin-security

2014-11-22 Thread Gabriele Pohl
Hi all, I have difficulties to understand the output of yum-plugin-security. I am on a X86_64 machine and when I query for security updates, yum lists i686 packages, that I don't have installed. # yum check-update --security Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, securit