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Re: YUM - update time of day
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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
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Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:48:20 -0800
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On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Larry Linder
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> YUM is set for automatic update.
> There a number of systems are trying to update them selves toware noon EST.
>
> Looked at YUM manual but there does not appear to be anyway to set the update
> time.
>
> A  major backup is run every night at 2 AM and would like to schedule YUM to
> run after update.

Look into the yum-cron package. Or run yum as a cron job with the -R
option. From the yum man page:

      -R [time in minutes]
              Sets the maximum amount of time yum will wait before
performing  a  com-
              mand - it randomizes over the time.

Akemi

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