That would be my preferred way, unfortunately the comapany insist I have o download all the updates first then apply them to the servers. I have been told to do it the following (tried and trusted way) This means having to use up2date -du. cd /var/spool/updates mkdir /var/spool/updates/kernel mv kernel* to /var/spool/updates/kernel rpm -ivh *.rpm cd /var/spool/updates/kernel rpm -*.kernel.xxx rpm -ivh kernel-utils.xxx but of course as I work around the boxes newer updates may arrive. :( 2009/3/23 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@xxxxxxxx>: > On Sunday 22 March 2009 08:04:20 pm Paul Ward wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am looking for an easy way to update over 20 servers via up2date. >> >> As it will take me several days to update all the servers is their an >> easy way to add them to a rhn channel that will not accept any newer >> packages as of a date and time I choose, as I worry that a new package >> or even kernel maybe released in the middle of my updating / >> downloading rpms to the servers. >> >> I am going to use # up2date -du to start off with, however this could >> still cause a problem for me. >> > It sounds like you are using RHEL and RHN. all you need to do is schedule the > update in the web interface and all machines will get updated on there next > checkin. You will have all boxes updated in a matter of hours. > > Dennis > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines > -- email: pnward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx website: http://www.pward.co.uk MSN: pob2000is@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: paul.n.ward -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines