Hi, please look into the directory /etc/cron.daily/ and see if there is a yum.cron file. Also, it's worth to investigate files in the directory /etc/yum.repo.d/. On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 7:03 PM, Todd And Margo Chester < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > According to /var/log/yum.log, something is doing back > ground updates. > > This morning the flash-plugin updated after I downgraded > it yesterday and I got a libvirt updated that crashed > my VMs. I did not ask for these updates. I am afraid to go > on the Internet! > > How do I turn off these background updates? > > Many thanks, > -T >