up2date uses the config file

/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources

So, if you ever want to edit where it's getting it's errata from (say a 
local mirror) then you'll know where it's going.

If you look at that file, it has only two lines uncommented

yum scientific-base 
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40rolling/$ARCH/SL/RPMS/
yum scientific-errata 
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/40rolling/$ARCH/errata/SL/RPMS/

So that is where you are getting your updates from.
Why rolling and not 44?
Because when I originally did it back in SL3, up2date didn't work, so I 
figured, why keep changing it if it doesn't work.
Then when we moved to SL4, I figured people who use up2date, are used to 
always getting moved up to the latest thing on RedHat, so I left it.

But I have been informed that nor everyone who uses up2date wants to be 
pointed to the rolling area.  So in SL 4.5, it will be changed to point 
to 4.5, to match the release.

So, if you wanted you could edit it to say

yum scientific-base 
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/$ARCH/SL/RPMS/
yum scientific-errata 
ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/$ARCH/errata/SL/RPMS/


markaoki wrote:
> Thanks for reply!
> 
> My message subject line is confusing...I forgot to put 'only' at 
> beginning of the subject line.
> ooops..
> 
> My Up2Date recently installed kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL.
> 
> But when I check online at 
> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/i386/SL/RPMS/
> I see only SL Kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3 available.
> 
> Where did my Up2Date obtain kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL from?
> 
> Only scientific base and scientific eratta are enabled in my channels.
> 
> Can someone tell me where kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL.i686.rpm is located on 
> the SL update servers?
> 
> 
> thanks!
> -yma
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Juckins" 
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "markaoki" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:20 AM
> Subject: Re: SL kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3 available?
> 
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> In the file /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date make sure that the following
>> lines do not contain 'kernel':
>>
>> pkgSkipList[comment]=A list of package names, optionally including
>> wildcards, to skip
>> pkgSkipList=;
>>
>> fileSkipList[comment]=A list of file names, optionally including
>> wildcards, to skip
>> fileSkipList=;
>>
>> Then rerun up2date.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> -C Juckins
>>
>> markaoki wrote:
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> my last Up2Date (channel: scientific base
>>> ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/44/i386/SL/RPMS/)
>>> brought in kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL recently.
>>>
>>> however, I only see kernel-2.6.9-42.0.3.EL in that ftp directory.
>>>
>>> A search for '2.6.9-42.0.10' turns up nothing.
>>>
>>> Can someone please tell me were Up2Date pulled that
>>> kernel-2.6.9-42.0.10.EL from?
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks, have a good day...well, night here...very late*
>>> -yma
>>


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