[rhn-users] Preventing RHEL5 kernel removals on yum updates

[inode0]

On 5/17/07, Caetano, Greg <Greg.Caetano at hp.com> wrote:
> John:
>
> Thanks for the pointer but I don't think I understand it. From the log
> I've included
> Kernel  2.6.18-8.1.4.el5 was being installed and 2.6.18-8.1.3.el5 was
> being removed.

I'm going to guess that after you installed the 1.3 kernel you did not
reboot prior to installing the 1.4 kernel. yum will not ever delete
the running kernel. So with the setting of two you should see the new
kernel you installed and the running kernel, whatever that may be.

John