I was always under the assumption that you had to paid for the service in order to use the automated tools. I might be wrong. wouldn't be the first (orlast for that matter). thanks
-----Original Message----- From: Ian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: patches/updates "Schmeits, Roger" wrote: > > How does one handle packages updates on Linux servers? I have noticed on > Redhat you pay a subscribition fee whereas Caldera it is a free service. > Beginning relatively green yet I find myself uncomfortable/ignorant on > applying patches/updates to Linux distros. How does one handle this > situation in a production environment without breaking other programs? I think, the subscription to the Redhat service involves them actually tracking what versions of redhat you are running on what systems and notifying you by email when an update is needed. There is also a daemon or cron driven periodic check for or something of that nature. I believe you can update Redhat (at least you could with 7.1) for free, by using 'up2date'. -- Linux SxS [http://sxs.webhop.net] _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
