CentOS - Aug 2007 - yum-updatesd.conf on centos 5

Hi All,

I am running CentOS5 . Yum pkg was installed by deault fresh installation.

pls see below for installed yum pkgs.
[root at mailgw ~]# rpm -qa |grep yum
yum-updatesd-3.0.5-1.el5.centos.2
yum-3.0.5-1.el5.centos.2

later, I installed below pkg for protection.
yum-protectbase-1.0.4-2.el5.centos

Now, everything works. But, in this vershion of yum, It has no crontab
running. It has a file called  /etc/yum/yum-updatesd.conf instaed.

in this yum-updatesd.conf file,

by default, below 3 lines were set to no

# automatically install updates
do_update = no
# automatically download updates
do_download = no
# automatically download deps of updates
do_download_deps = no

I changed it to yes.

Pls see below for my yum-updatesd.conf file.

[root at mailgw ~]# cat /etc/yum/yum-updatesd.conf
[main]
# how often to check for new updates (in seconds)
run_interval = 3600
# how often to allow checking on request (in seconds)
updaterefresh = 600

# how to send notifications (valid: dbus, email, syslog)
emit_via = dbus
# should we listen via dbus to give out update information/check for
# new updates
dbus_listener = yes

# automatically install updates
do_update = yes
# automatically download updates
do_download = yes
# automatically download deps of updates
do_download_deps = yes

Then, I noticed it runs all the time.

Is it proper?

or is there any other way to run yum.

Pls note that I need to download and install all the upfdates
automaticallyas I have installed
yum-protectbase.


Help needed.


-- 
Thank you
Indunil Jayasooriya
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On 7/31/07, Indunil Jayasooriya <indunil75 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am running CentOS5 . Yum pkg was installed by deault fresh installation.
>
> pls see below for installed yum pkgs.
> [root at mailgw ~]# rpm -qa |grep yum
> yum-updatesd-3.0.5-1.el5.centos.2
> yum-3.0.5-1.el5.centos.2
>
> later, I installed below pkg for protection.
> yum-protectbase-1.0.4-2.el5.centos
>
> Now, everything works. But, in this vershion of yum, It has no crontab
> running. It has a file called  /etc/yum/ yum-updatesd.conf instaed.
install yum-cron

Akemi

On 01 August 2007, "Indunil Jayasooriya" <indunil75 at
gmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
> Pls note that I need to download and install all the upfdates
> automaticallyas I have installed
> yum-protectbase.
On this URL: http://wiki.centos.org/Repositories it says:
> Note: You should seriously consider using the Priorities (or
> ProtectBase) yum plugin if you are going to use a 3rd Party
> Repository. (The Priorities and ProtectBase plugins both prevent 3rd
> party repos replacing base packages, but Priorities is much more
> flexible and therefore the recommended plugin.)
Consider removing ProtectBase and installing Priorities

http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/Yum/Priorities

On 02 August 2007, "Indunil Jayasooriya" <indunil75 at
gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey, Why should I remove ProtectBase ? Whithout removing ProtectBase,
> Is it NOT proper to install Priorities?
I believe it is one or the other. If you decide to change to Priorities,
which is recommended on the Wiki, remove ProtectBase, before you install
Priorities.