topic Re: Automatic download of Errata updates in Operating System - Linux

Automatic download of Errata updates

Mihails Nikitins — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:23:27 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to download Redhat AS Errata updates automatically to a proxy server? It's a bad idea to have Internet connectivity for all the servers. On the other hand, it's time consuming to download updates manually.

Thanks and points in advance for ideas/links/scripts!

Re: Automatic download of Errata updates

Rick Garland — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:50:33 GMT

Here is a link that will provide some details

This is a post from ther Fedora Forum

http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=742

Re: Automatic download of Errata updates

Alessandro Pilati — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:56:17 GMT

Sure!
Check for the command "up2date" (
particulary to the following options:

--proxy :Specify an HTTP proxy to use

--proxyUser :Specify a username to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy

--proxyPassword :Specify a password to use with an authenticated HTTP proxy

)

Regards,
Alessandro

Re: Automatic download of Errata updates

Morcos — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:07:32 GMT

Hi,
up2date is your command to get automatic updates from the RHN site.
do man up2date to see all the options.

Hope this helps.
Ziad

Re: Automatic download of Errata updates

Mihails Nikitins — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:20:01 GMT

Hi,

Probably, I was not clear enough. I'd like to setup a server (any UNIX) that can download updates from RHN according to my privilleges. Real RedHat systems connect directly to a proxy repository via yum. This works if I download updates manually. AFAIK, RedHat allows downloading Errata Updates only via HTTP.

Thank you!

BR,
Mihails

Re: Automatic download of Errata updates

Arunvijai_4 — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 06:03:53 GMT

I hope, you cant do it on any UNIX, because up2date and RHN will provide access only to Redhat. You can try with Fedora, though.

-Arun