up2date defaults to skipping kernel updates

[jeem machine]

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 01:13:08 +0200, Michael Schwendt
<fedora at wir-sind-cool.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:42:49 -0400 (EDT), Jay Lee wrote:
> 
> > I'm curious why up2date still skips all kernel* rpms from installation by
> > default.  I realize that installing a new kernel RPM is a big deal but the
> > kernel is also by it's nature a very important package to have up to date
> > for security and stability purposes.  It would seem to me that removing it
> > from the skiplist in /etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date and keeping it in the
> > "install not update" list by default would make Fedora somewhat more
> > secure (especially for those users who are clueless about this).  Also,
> > I've noticed that when kernels are installed, not updated, grub.conf
> > continues to use the old kernel as the default boot option, maybe this
> > should be changed to?
> 
> Why make it the default when the user, who wants to change it, can
> reconfigure up2date easily? If you want automated kernel updates, apply
> the necessary changes.
> 
> An unattended kernel update combined with an unexpected reboot should
> never result in booting the new kernel automatically. What if the new
> kernel doesn't boot?
> 
> 
> 
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Just go to /boot/grub.conf and change default to 0
Then it will always boot with the last kernel installed
Jeem