<div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Than thanks Mark, that makes sense. I was a little gun shy about doing it that way but it does make sense.  So I'll give it a shot.  I would rather make a mess at home then at work :)</span></div>
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<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div>Message: 2</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:30:50 +0000</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">From: Mark Watts <</span><a href="mailto:m.watts@linux-corner.info" style="color:rgb(61,84,89);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">m.watts@linux-corner.info</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">: </span><a href="mailto:spacewalk-list@redhat.com" style="color:rgb(61,84,89);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">spacewalk-list@redhat.com</a><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">way</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">manage</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">channels</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Message-ID: <</span><a href="mailto:4F1B126A.4040100@linux-corner.info" style="color:rgb(61,84,89);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">4F1B126A.4040100@linux-corner.info</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">On 21/01/2012 18:07, Edward Perry wrote:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> Hey folks, got a question which google is not giving me a good answer.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> I have just installed and configured Centos6  based on the howto docs</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> and then imported the repo.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> Now, How is it </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">best</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> add the updates  6.1  6.2</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> Would it be </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">best</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> create new </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">channels</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> and re-associate the channel</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> with the systems,</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> Just add the packages </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> the current channel</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> Or Other</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">></span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">> I am looking for </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">best</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> practices for channel management.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Something like this is what I'd use:</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">CentOS 6 (x64)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">\- CentOS 6.1 (x64)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">\- CentOS 6.1 - Updates (x64)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">\- CentOS 6.2 (x64)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">\- CentOS 6.2 - Updates (x64)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">\- EPEL for EL6 (x64)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">\- My_Custom_Repo (x64)</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">\- ...</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Don't put packages directly in the parent channel, add them </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> child</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">channels</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">. This </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">way</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> its simpler </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> upgrade; just subscribe the systems</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">you want </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> the new child </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">channels</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">. When you're done with a major</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">version, just delete those child </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">channels</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Bear in mind that you should always use signed packages and import the</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">keys into Spacewalk so you can deploy them via kickstart. This means you</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">probably want </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> sort all your </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">channels</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> before you kickstart new</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">clients. You'll also want </span><span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">to</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> create your own signing key for custom</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">packages.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Mark.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">