[rhn-users] redhat-release Config modified

[Bret McMillan]

On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 11:27:47AM -0500, Shawn Protsman wrote:
> Each time I run up2date I receive the following:
> 
> Name                                 Version        Rel
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 
> The following Packages were marked to be skipped by your configuration:
> 
> Name                                  Version        Rel  Reason
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> redhat-release                        3ES            7.3  Config
> modified
> 
> All packages are currently up to date
> 
> 
> I cat out /etc/redhat-release but it still shows the box as being Update
> 2 instead of Update 3.  Any ideas whey this isn't getting updated and
> what "Config modified" means?  Thanks.

Check your /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date configuration file... if you
see:

noReplaceConfig[comment]=When selected, no packages that would change configuration data are automatically installed
noReplaceConfig=1

then I believe that explains the behavior.

--Bret