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.