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Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:06:15 -0800
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Re: TESTING - security kernel for SL5
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To: "Robert E. Blair" <[log in to unmask]> cc: Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
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On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Robert E. Blair <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> You're quite right Troy.  It's not as simple as what I put forth.  I
> hadn't appreciated how many "kernel\*"s there were!  My point was that
> using "update" leaves you with only the testing kernel and removes your
> present working one.  If the testing kernel works out okay then all is
> well.  If not you are in a bit of a fix.

'yum update kernel' will not remove all older kernels.  kernel is a
special case.  I think the default is to keep 3 kernels (in 5.2) but
this depends on the setup as well as the version of yum.

Akemi

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