[Spacewalk-list] server says client should be updated, but nothing happens

[David Rock]

> On Aug 13, 2018, at 16:09, Guy Matz <guymatz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi!  In the Spacewalk UI I see:
> Software Updates Available    Packages: 6
> 
> rhnsd is running on the client but the client does not get updated.  Running 'yum update' on the client would get it to update, but I think rhnsd is supposed to take care of this for me . . .  

No. That’s not what rhnsd does.  That just checks into the environment and looks for tasks that have been assigned to the client; it doesn’t automatically apply anything.  You have to explicitly schedule tasks so when rhnsd connects, it runs the tasks that are waiting for it.

> what do I need to do to have the client automatically update?

Short of putting something in cron, not much.  You might be able to create a scheduled event, or use the API to set up a task that the client will pick up.

> One more question:  Is it possible to have a post-update script run?

You could set up a remote execution script as a wrapper that runs your yum update and then afterward have it run something else.  I have often used that and applied to a group of systems under SSM in satellite.


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David Rock
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