[rhn-users] Installing packages from RHEL FasTrack via RHN

[J E]

On Nov 6, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Bret McMillan wrote:

> J E wrote:
>> Ok, maybe I'm missing it, but I'm still getting the hang of things  
>> in RHN-land.
>> I'm testing out the Push update features, and I'd like to install a  
>> few packages from the FasTrack channel  - but it seems I can't  
>> quite figure out what I need to do. I've added that channel to the  
>> host in question, but the packages I want still don't show up when  
>> I got to "Install Packages" and look for them.
>> Can I do it this way? Or do I have to download and install them by  
>> hand?  (I'm guessing if I really wanted to, Yum would do it on the  
>> host side, too?)
>
> If your system is subscribed to the channel, you should be able to  
> schedule installs/updates, as well as using the commandline clients  
> (up2date, yum).
>
> Please note that some views via the webui differentiate between  
> installing new applications, and updating existing ones; you might  
> want to check the "Update" screens as well.


Thanks Bret,

I checked the package yesterday in the web UI, and it did actually  
install. I guess I was just thrown off by it not being found when I  
did the search in the other section.

Anyhow, all appears good on that front.

This brings up another question, though. I got the email report from  
RHN that a package was installed (it was this one), but nowhere in the  
message did it tell me what package or what system did the update.  
Easy enough to kn ow if I just do one or 2, but when I start doing  
many, I can imagine this not helping. Is there something I am missing  
to have this information populated? This is what I got:

This is the RHN Status Report for your account xxxxxxxxxx, as of  
11/7/07 6:24:07 AM EST.

This email will be sent when any of the following apply to the  
specified systems:

1.  The system fails to check in with RHN within a 24-hour window.
2.  The system registers scheduled action activity.

                         Completed	
Package Install	1

Errata Synopses:


And thats it.

Any insights appreciated... thanks

jef