Where does the update agent keep its information

[Dennis Gilmore]

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Once upon a time Tuesday 27 April 2004 7:47 am, shmuel siegel wrote:
> I did an ovewrite install, first deleting all root directories except
> /mnt, /root, /boot, and /home (of course I could have overlooked
> something). Immediately upon boot, prior to connecting to the internet,
> the update agent said that there were 43 updates available. Where did it
> get this information from?

/var/spool/up2date  or .rhn_applet in your home dir  it is most likely the 
updates that were available before your new installl
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