This is good info, thanks Troy!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Troy Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "markaoki" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: SL kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3 available?


> 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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