Re: named failing to restart after updating to RHEL3 U4

["Lee Whatley, Contractor" <lwhatley ctr navo hpc mil>]

Tommy Davis wrote:
> On a related note: I wonder if people running productions server have 
> the automatic update enabled. It seems to me that once in a while an 
> update breaks things.

There is no way I would use automatic update, EVAR.  There have been way 
too many instances where packages have been released before they are 
really "ready for prime time".  Anytime an update gets released, I put 
it on a test system first and then try my darndest to see if I can break 
it.  Only after testing do I manually push the updates out to production.

And that's just for security updates.  For big bugfix releases (like U4) 
I usually wait a week before even beginning to test the 
non-security-related packages.  That gives me a chance to watch the 
mailing list and read about all the problems the early adopters have.

While on the topic of updates though, I REALLY REALLY wish RedHat would 
put all of the packages for a major update up on RHN all at once.  Even 
if this meant shutting down RHN for a few hours it would be worth it. 
It would also be nice if they published some sort of schedule for when 
major updates like this get released.

-Lee