CentOS - Mar 2013 - yum update gone wild? - new base?

I am being hit on a number of my systems with yum update reporting 270+ 
rpms to update, and MOST are coming from the base repo.  I checked a few 
out, and yes, they are of a higher release.

I don't recall ever seeing the base repo change; it is almost like it is 
picking up the the 6.4 base repo instead.

Anyone else seeing this.  I JUST did an install from my local repo copy 
of the 6.3 base and update using a netinstall kickstart, then yum tells 
me that there are 270+ updates...

On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 09:30:40PM -0400, Robert Moskowitz
wrote:
> I don't recall ever seeing the base repo change; it is almost like it
is
> picking up the the 6.4 base repo instead.
That's exactly what it's doing.  The "/6" base and update
repository
always point to the latest version.  6.4 was released this week so
the "/6" is now seeing lots of updates as a result.

This is not new.

-- 

rgds
Stephen

On 03/10/2013 09:59 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>
> Am 11.03.2013 02:30, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
>> I am being hit on a number of my systems with yum update reporting 270+
>> rpms to update, and MOST are coming from the base repo.  I checked a
few
>> out, and yes, they are of a higher release.
>>
>> I don't recall ever seeing the base repo change; it is almost like
it is
>> picking up the the 6.4 base repo instead
> maybe you should read this list not only post
> and understand how CentOS works
>
> 6.4 is out - so why do you imagine you stay on 6.3?
Just panicsville.   I am trying to pack up to fly to meetings tomorrow, 
and saw this big update.  It has been too long since I was serious with 
Centos, and forgot that dot releases are major changes to the life of 
your server.  No way to bite off small bits.

So I will download the full current repos to my server over the week 
way, then apply them after I get back.

Just a case of bad timing on my part, resulting in an unnecessary panic.

Sorry all.