CentOS - May 2008 - Subject: Re: "yum update" did not update kernel on one box

On 03 May 2008, Kai Schaetzl <maillists AT conactive.com>
wrote:
>Message: 61
 >Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 13:31:14 +0200
 > Message-ID: <VA.000031c6.00c102f3 at news.conactive.com>

 >*Have* you verified that you are not already on the latest kernel?

[lanny at compaq1300 ~]$ uname -a
Linux compaq1300.HOMELAN 2.6.18-8.el5 #1 SMP Thu Mar 15 19:57:35 EDT
2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[lanny at compaq1300 ~]$

Kai: That's the kernel that is on the CentOS 5 Install DVD. During the
past few days, I did "yum update" on our 3 Desktops and I will now
continue to do that, frequently, as if these Desktop boxes were
Servers. In the 2 Dell Dimension boxes, the kernel updated. In this
Compaq Evo D300v Celeron box, the kernel did not update. Lanny

Lanny Marcus wrote on Sat, 3 May 2008 07:28:10 -0500:
> Linux compaq1300.HOMELAN 2.6.18-8.el5
Ok. I just asked because you never mentioned you had actually checked. 
Just a kernel missing when you update is not proof ;-)
I see that you have priority protections in place. Disable all your extra 
repos, then disable the protections (basically go back to your inital repo 
setup) and then do a check-update. You are using the mirrorlist and not a 
specific CentOS mirror, do you?

BTW: I notice that your mail is missing any threading information, so that 
it doesn't thread at all. I see that other people who use Gmail do get the 
threading information, so there's probably some option not activated in 
your Gmail account.

Kai

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