yum-updatesd howto?

[Keith Sharp]

On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 09:03 +0100, Richard Körber wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm playing around with yum-updatesd, trying to make it install the
> updates immediately, instead of just putting a notification to my
> desktop tray.
> 
> My current /etc/yum/yum-updatesd.conf is:
> 
> ------------------------- 8< ---------------------
> [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 = syslog
> 
> # automatically install updates
> do_update = yes
> # automatically download updates
> do_download = yes
> # automatically download deps of updates
> do_download_deps = yes
> ------------------------- 8< ---------------------
> 
> The yum-updatesd is running, but nothing is happening at all. There is
> no syslog notification, no download, and no installation.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?

You might be running into the problems reported in:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212507

Doesn't look like there has been a resolution yet.

Keith.