Autorpm installation and configuration
For detailed info, please visit http://www.autorpm.org
Below are the steps to install autorpm in UCCS lab.
1. ftp to athena.uccs.edu to get autorpm package.
2. install rpm package
3. go to /etc/autorpm.d, change redhat-updates.conf
ftppool ("redhat-updates") { Report_To("${ReportDest}"); # Don't upgrade kernel packages... Regex_Ignore("^kernel-"); Recursive(Yes); Regex_Dir_Accept("${Arch}"); action (updated) { PGP_Require(Yes); # RPMs signatures are checked, but not auto installed. Set # Install to "Auto" below to automatically install any RPMs # that pass the signature check Install(Auto); # Do not automatically follow dependencies when auto-installing # RPMs. This only has an effect if the Install() command above # is set to Auto. Auto_Follow_Deps(Yes); } action (new) { # PGP_Require() has the added effect of pre-downloading packages # which is handy when running at night and applying the next day. #PGP_Require(Yes); # Interactively install these new packages # (you don't have them installed currently, so you might not want them) Install(Interactive); } } |
4. restart the machine. The autorpm will automatically run everyday and install the package.
But autorpm doesn't guarantee to install all the latest patches.