Re: [rhn-users] Updates server

[Michel-André <michelandre videotron ca>]

I am trying to do the same thing (download to a server, burn CD and update
other severs).
If I download from updates.rdhat.com, what is the command to update the other
servers?
Those updates are src.rpm. I don't use X, only the command line.
I use RedHat 6.2. I update the rpm package manager first and rebuild the
rpm data base.
Then I use the following: # rpm -Uvh --freshen *.rpm
I use the --freshen so as to update only the packages that are already installed.
It seems to go through all the packages but it don't update any
I tried taking out the --freshen but to no avail.
Do I have to compile them first? If so, how do I do that?
I am lost on that one.

Also for the kernel.
I install a full system with GUI to see the differences.
I noticed that it will update the kernel and also the /etc/lilo.conf.
If you update manually the kernel, it doesn't update the /etc/lilo.conf

The only solution I found is to register a demo system, update it, then take
the rpm from
that machine in /usr/spool/up2date and burn them on a cd.
I would prefer to get the updates from updates.redhat.com as it is easier
to do.

Any better way will be appreciated

Thanks:

Michel-André
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Alan R. Becker wrote:
> Thanks all,
> Don't know why it's different now, but it's working 
> for me again.  The strange thing is this is all 
> scripted, and I haven't messed with the scripts.  
> Hm . . .
>
> I do have RHN subscriptions for a number of servers, 
> but that has never (to my knowledge) influenced access 
> to the updates ftp server.  You are absolutely correct 
> about the access and bandwidth limitations when 
> attempting to connect to RHN for updating under a demo
> account.  I have seen this myself, and it did not 
> matter whether the rpms were being downloaded or 
> pulled off a CD or whatever.   Traditionally, the 
> ftp updates site has been open for anyone anywhere. 
> After all, that is where we got updates before RHN existed.
> A. Becker
>
>
> > "John Vedsegaard" <taform c dk> wrote:
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Alan R. Becker" <beckera mail-now com>
> > > To: <rhn-users redhat com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 2:42 AM
> > > Subject: [rhn-users] Updates server
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have, for several days, attempted unsuccessfully to 
> > > > contact the RedHat updates server (ftp://updates.redhat.com). 
> > > > It has been my practice to download the updates to a local 
> > > > storage server, where I can access them via network, or 
> > > > burn a CD, whatever.  This conserves both my bandwidth 
> > > > and RedHat's, and allows me to reasonably maintain servers 
> > > > that don't have a broadband connection (some are as low 
> > > > as a 33.6Kb modem).  
> > > >
> > > > I just completed another test where I went to my storage
> > > > server and attempted to contact updates.redhat.com via 
> > > > ftp (no go), ping (nada), and then used command-line 
> > > > up2date to initiate some needed updates.	Watching 
> > > > /var/spool/up2date while the update was progressing, 
> > > > I saw rpms being downloaded from RedHat, and I could 
> > > > log into RHN from a browser, so I know that RHN is 
> > > > not down.  I also checked DNS and updates.redhat.com 
> > > > is still there.
> > > >
> > > > I searched RedHat's site for any announcement regarding 
> > > > the updates server, to no avail.
> > > >
> > > > Is the Redhat updates site temporarily down, or is it 
> > > > another victim of a business plan change??	If temporary, 
> > > >       
> > >     
> >   
>
> > > > when should it be back on the air?	Do I need to look 
> > > > for a mirror to supply these rpms??  What is happening 
> > > > with this resource??
> > > >
> > > > A. Becker
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >       
> > > I dont know why you have problems, but it sure works.
> > > By the way, if you have the "demo version" like myself, there is
> > >     
> > limeted bandwitdh and from time ti time the server will not let you
> > in.
> > > John Vedsegaard
> > >
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