[rhn-users] Off-line update

[Hill Webmaster]

I am in the process of purchasing several licenses for RHEL 3. My network
security folks require that all security patches be applied before
connecting the machine to the network. Are all the updated rpms available
for download in the RHN? If so, does anyone know the proper method to
upgrade all the updated rpms? Can that be done with a single wildcarded rpm
freshen or upgrade command or something similar once all the new rpm
packages are in a directory somewhere? Is it necessary or does rpm
automatically restart appropriate services after upgrading a program,
service or library?

Thanks for info,