[Spacewalk-list] How to confirm that spacewalk is fetching updates (for mitigating meltdown bug)

[Michael Mraka]

Raymond Setchfield:
> Hi Michael
> 
> I have been keeping an eye out on the updates, but cannot see them on
> spacewalk
> 
> kernel versions which the servers are running
> 2.6.32-696.16.1.el6.x86_64 -centos6
> 3.10.0-693.11.1.el7.x86_64 - centos7

Hi Raymond,

I can see packages at 
http://mirror.centos.org/centos-6/6/updates/x86_64/Packages/
 [ ] kernel-2.6.32-696.18.7.el6.x86_64.rpm   04-Jan-2018 19:42 32M     
http://mirror.centos.org/centos-7/7/updates/x86_64/Packages/
 [ ] kernel-3.10.0-693.11.6.el7.x86_64.rpm   2018-01-04 10:24 43M    
 
Could the mirror you sync from be outdated?

> There is no updates available to the centos6 server, but there is for
> centos 7. However, this appears to ext updates (e2fsprogs)
> 
> Ray
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 9:22 AM, Michael Mraka <michael.mraka at redhat.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Raymond Setchfield:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Our spacewalk server is still currently in development, along with two
> > > servers, a Centos6 and a Centos7 box. These haven't been patched before
> > the
> > > meltdown issue came about.
> > >
> > > Been looking out for the patches and kernels coming through, but I do see
> > > these coming through on spacewalk, however not seeing the kernel patches
> > > which should be there? Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Or am I
> > > looking for the wrong updates here? Updates are scheduled weekly and
> > should
> > > have at least picked this up twice now?
> >
> > Hi Raymond,
> >
> > Fixes for meltdown bug went live in
> > CESA-2018:0007 for CentOS 7  (kernel-3.10.0-693.11.6.el7)
> > CESA-2018:0008 for CentOS 6  (kernel-2.6.32-696.18.7.el6)
> > Check than you have appropriate erratum / kernel version installed.
> >
> > > Base/EPEL/Extra is the channels that I have subscribed to
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Ray
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > --
> > Michael Mráka
> > System Management Engineering, Red Hat

Regards,

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Michael Mráka
System Management Engineering, Red Hat