You could try running strace against the running yum-updatesd python
process and see what it is stuck doing.
Hugh
Steven Tardy wrote:
issue: yum-updatesd installs updates only one time.
installed RHEL5 on a few systems using kickstart.
in the "post" part of the kickstart /etc/yum/yum-updatesd.conf is updated,
changing "do_update = no" to "do_update = yes".
during "post" the system is also registered using rhnreg_ks.
(i assume those are the only two steps required for auto updates)
reboot the server after installation is completed, all is happy.
the server shows up on https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/systems/Overview.do with a
list of packages that need to be updated. after some time the list of updated
packages is installed. yay, yum-updatesd did its job. all is happy AND patched.
the next day a new updated package comes out. but the update never happens.
wait another day, the new updated package never gets installed.
login to the server:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# yum update
Loading "rhnplugin" plugin
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running. Aborting.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#cat /var/run/yum.pid
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/init.d/yum-updatesd status
yum-updatesd (pid 7070) is running...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#/etc/init.d/yum-updatesd reload
Stopping yum-updatesd: [ OK ]
Starting yum-updatesd: [ OK ]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#
wait a little while, yay the new updated package is installed.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# yum update
Loading "rhnplugin" plugin
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running. Aborting.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# cat /var/run/yum.pid
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/init.d/yum-updatesd status
yum-updatesd (pid 12230) is running...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#/etc/init.d/yum-updatesd reload
Stopping yum-updatesd: [ OK ]
Starting yum-updatesd: [ OK ]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# /etc/init.d/yum-updatesd status
yum-updatesd (pid 13273) is running...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# yum update
Loading "rhnplugin" plugin
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
rhel-i386-server-5 100% |=========================| 1.4 kB 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
No Packages marked for Update/Obsoletion
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]#
yum-updatesd should install all patches as they come out, without intervention.
right?
i can't find any useful errors in /var/log/yum.log or /var/log/up2date.
did i miss something?
any ideas?
steven tardy
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