[Spacewalk-list] Problem with Client

Mon Jul 21 16:56:24 UTC 2008

Frank Paulick wrote:
> hi,
>
> i've found some informations regarding OSAD on this link:
> http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/08/06/20/1436215.shtml
>
> do you know any resources on how to install the required OSAD parts on 
> centos ?
>
> kind regards
> Frank

If you're already subscribed to spacewalk yum repo. Then all you have to 
do is $ yum install osad . The Package is here:

http://spacewalk.redhat.com/yum/rhel/5Server/i386/osad-5.2.0-1.noarch.rpm

~ Prad

>
>
> Pradeep Kilambi schrieb:
>> Frank Paulick wrote:
>>   
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> running rhn_check kind of solved the problem.
>>> i thougt sceduling the update job on the server would automatically 
>>> transfer all required packages to the to be updated system and start 
>>> the update.
>>> is there a way to do this ?
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> yep rhnsd polls the scheduled events every 4 hours by default. But if 
>> you want it pick asap, install osad on your client. That should pick 
>> your actions automatically.
>>
>>
>>   
>>> running rhn_check manually on every client ins't an option in larger 
>>> environments
>>> is there a status logfile on the server regarding planed jobs ?
>>>
>>> kind regards
>>> Frank
>>>
>>> Pradeep Kilambi schrieb:
>>>     
>>>> Frank Paulick wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> i installed spacewalk on centos 5.1 following the instructions on
>>>>> https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/UserDocs
>>>>>
>>>>> in the spacewalk server i configured 2 "main" channels
>>>>> one for centos 5 i386 and one for centos 5 x86_64
>>>>> each main channel has 2 child channels (updates and extras)
>>>>>
>>>>> i downloaded all centos 5.1 packages and updates and pushed them into 
>>>>> the spacewalk server in the corresponding channels.
>>>>>
>>>>> i installed 2 clients with centos 5.1.
>>>>> one with i386, one with x86_64
>>>>> after installing the client packages from 
>>>>> http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lrsmith/Spacewalk/
>>>>> i registered both clients.
>>>>>
>>>>> until there everything worked fine.
>>>>>
>>>>> updating the systems via commandline (yum) works fine.
>>>>> when i try to update the systems from spacewalk i can select which 
>>>>> packages to update and the job is being sceduled.
>>>>> but then nothing else happens.
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>> On your clients /var/log/up2date is probably the only log file you can 
>>>> get some info. Also did you try running rhn_check manually on the client 
>>>> after scheduling the action on the server? Also make sure you have 
>>>> yum-rhn-plugin installed on your clients.
>>>>
>>>> ~ Prad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> which logfiles can i check for errors (spacewalk server and client) ?
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>>
>>>>> Mit freundlichen Grüßen - Kind regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Frank Paulick
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> Frank Paulick
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