[rhn-users] Understanding RHN website: Why haven't security errata been applied?

[Carsten Skovmand]

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, Scott D. Anderson wrote:

> I'm puzzled by what I'm seeing at the RHN web site.  I have one system,
> called Puma, which has an update entitlement.  When I visit the RHN site,
> the main page tells me the following:
>
> (1) my system is checking in regularly
> (2) my system needs some critical updates
> (3) there are 2 relevant security errata, which were released on 7/27/06
>
> If my system is checking in every 4 hours (and it is) and I've configured
> it to update automatically (which I have, and it works because the
> logwatch tells me when packages are installed), then why haven't these two
> security errata been installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> PS:  I've attached a screen shot of the RHN page, in case I haven't
> described something properly.
>
> --
> Scott D. Anderson
> Computer Science Department
> Wellesley College
> Scott.Anderson at acm.org
>

I have the same problem with my machines, and it seems to me that
it happens every time there is a new version of the "up2date" program.
If I update my machines manually everything works fine until next time
a new version of "up2date" is released.  Another strange thing is, that
up2date and related packages do not appear on my rhn.redhat.com
administration page, while the up2date program on my machines tells me
that these packages need to be upgraded.  And some times I have to
re-start the RHN alert icon in order to make it aware, that there are
packages to be upgraded.

/Carsten


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