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mghe
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Re: Need help

Post by mghe » 2018/10/24 05:33:33

Check: yum-cron.noarch

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Re: Need help

Post by TrevorH » 2018/10/24 09:05:03

In case that isn't clear, there is a package called yum-cron that is designed to do exactly this. You'll need to install it and edit its config file.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
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Re: Need help

Post by deathscythe272 » 2018/10/25 13:10:40

Could also write a script to do a yum check-update put the script in crontab have the output sent to a file and check that file to see what all needs to be updated

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Re: Need help

Post by TrevorH » 2018/10/26 08:50:34

You could. You could also re-invent the wheel.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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