Re: Updates to RHEL4

I know all the rpms that come in. They are saved in a directory.

I need to know what commands are used run to remove/update/install the rpms...there were some removed and some updated when I ran it last.

Jan Gerrit Kootstra wrote:
Tim McCarthy wrote:
So let's say I have an isolated network with machines running RHEl4 Update 3.

I also have a machine connected to the Internet and registered with rhn running the exact same release (yes I also have licenses to use both at the same time).

Is there anyway to tell what exactly happens when up2date is run?
I can tell from the /var/up2date directory what gets downloaded, but I cannot seem to find out what steps are taken...

The last update appeared to need to remove some packages and then install or update current ones.

I would like to replicate the same-exact changes on my internal network.

thanks
--tmac
Tim,


I do not know what up2date does.

I could give you another idea:

1) Configure the squid software on the box with internet connection as a https proxy.

2) On the internal boxes let up2date point to the proxy.


This leads to the following behaviour: The first internal box will force a download from the internet of a rpm, the others will download the rpm's from the local proxy.

This is about the same way the RHN proxy server software of Red Hat works.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit Kootstra RHCE
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