Re: RHSA-2005:472-05 (kernel security update) not required for all?

[Ed Greshko <Ed Greshko greshko com>]

Jay Turner wrote:
> On Thu, May 26, 2005 at 04:39:25PM +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> 
>>Nope.  Similar thing here....
>>
>>But, when I ran up2date on my system that wasn't listed in RHN for the
>>kernel update....it did update.  So, at least one part is working
>>correctly.  :-)
> 
> 
> So you're saying that the RHN website doesn't list your machine as being in
> need of the kernel update, but that running 'up2date' will both list the
> kernel as an available update as well as update the kernel (should you
> specify?)  If that's the case, then the problem is actually with RHN
> rebuilding it's errata cache, which is the cache used to populate whether a
> machine needs an update or not.  We're working to make things faster in
> that area.

When up2date was run on the system not listed on RHN, up2date listed
kernel updates were available for the system.  I then checked the boxes
and the update proceeded.  So, I guess it was the errata cache.

Thanks,
Ed


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