this crontab does not download any packages, notice the "-s" switch which simulates the download en install process. it merly tells you what it would download and install if you would leave out the -s switch.
Gr, Ivo van Dongen PS I would really like to see you perlscript, if you could send it to me personally....I would really apriciate it. On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:17:48 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 11:43:06AM +0200, I.R. van Dongen wrote: > > > > lamorak:~# crontab -l > > @daily apt-get -q -q -q -q update && apt-get -s -q -q -q -q > > dist-upgrade > > Before you deploy such a mechanism, I advise that you set up > another one between the "update" and "upgrade" which checks the > authority of the downloaded databases. > > Details on how to implement this have been discusssed in the list > several times and an adequate answer can be found in the Debian > Security FAQ. Upon request, I can send the perl script we're > using on daily basis. > > bit, > adam
