RedHat Enterprise upgrade!

[adapter]

Hi

i use RHEL3 on my server, to upgrade all the server package i need to run only?

/scripts/sysup
/scripts/rpmup

or i need to lanch from ssh up2date?

[Blue|Fusion]

You should login to SSH and run up2date -u and update your kernel as necessary with up2date -uf kernel OR kernel-smp (you may also need to update kernel-utils, kernel-source, etc.)

[haze]

redhat-release is commonly missed as well. Check your up2date config and ensure you're on the latest update 5 as well. New kernels have been made available to fix some serious issues.

[adapter]

hi

i upgrade my kernel from source, so i only need to upgrade my rpm, for this i need to run only up2date -u? this step dont will upgrade also my kernel? ( i dont want) up2date -u will upgrade only the packages that i have install?

thank you

[chirpy]

If you run the following you will see what would be installed:

up2date -l

If you want to skip certain modules make sure you have configured your pkgskiplist in:

up2date --config

You can get lists of apps to skip by searching the forum for pkgskiplist. You'll possibly have to add mod_utils* to that list if you compile your own kernel.

[adapter]

ok many thanks, but so if i run sysup and rpmup not is the same to run up2date?

[chirpy]

Not always. They only generally update what cPanel itself needs and may not include other apps that your OS needs.

[adapter]

ok thanks, i have look on it but in option 9 i have

9. pkgSkipList ['kernel*', 'spamassassin*', 'httpd*', 'perl', 'mysql*',

i dont want kernel upgrade bcs i do it myself from source, also for Mysql and apache if i use this option the server will upgrade to the latest software version? example i use now mysql 4.0.23 if i run up2date i will get the mysql 4.1?


thank u

[adapter]

up2date -l


The following Packages were marked to be skipped by your configuration:

Name Version Rel Reason
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
kernel 2.4.21 32.0.1.ELPkg name/pattern
kernel-smp 2.4.21 32.0.1.ELPkg name/pattern
kernel-utils 2.4 8.37.12Pkg name/pattern
hwdata 0.101.17 1 Config modified
redhat-release 3ES 13.5.1Config modified