Thank you. I think I will set it to yes on centos as well for the desktops. On 08/10/2018 11:23 AM, Pat Riehecky wrote: > That is a bit of a complex question. From the SL side I can point you towards: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ftp.scientificlinux.org_linux_scientific_7x_x86-5F64_release-2Dnotes_-23-5Fsl-5Fprovides-5Fautomatic-5Fupdates&d=DwIDaQ&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=gd8BzeSQcySVxr0gDWSEbN-P-pgDXkdyCtaMqdCgPPdW1cyL5RIpaIYrCn8C5x2A&m=K8OI2FBUTfS2DJY_nKBYUz670OgyZoSjzKdkKOjnB4c&s=uP6UUFqG3gSSVE0DgltBCsHzW9UzudPCU9IlKsLzor0&e= > > > On 08/10/2018 11:11 AM, Ken Teh wrote: >> I noticed that apply_updates in /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf is set to No on a >> centos 7 system while it is set to Yes on SL7x. >> >> Is there any reason not to set to yes for centos? I have cron job that emails >> the user assigned to the desktop to reboot their machine when updates have >> been installed. With apply_updates set to No, the job fails to detect the >> install with 'yum history'. I can fix this but I was wondering if there is >> some reason why I shouldn't configure the daily yum cron the same way, ie, >> apply_updates=yes. >> >> Thanks. >
