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Old 09-22-2011
Distribute packages to other client machines using yum

Hi,

We have a 2 yum repository servers (2.6.18-92.el5 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) that are RHN registered and should receive the latest patch/packages. The servers are configured somehow that the new updates are not downloaded automatically which I guess is in the yum-updatesd.conf file

Code:
 
[root@jdcumgt01 yum]# more yum-updatesd.conf
[main]
# how often to check for new updates (in seconds)
run_interval = 3600
# how often to allow checking on request (in seconds)
updaterefresh = 600
# how to send notifications (valid: dbus, email, syslog)
emit_via = dbus
# should we listen via dbus to give out update information/check for
# new updates
dbus_listener = yes
# automatically install updates
do_update = no
# automatically download updates
do_download = no
# automatically download deps of updates
do_download_deps = no

When I run yum list updates command on jdcumgt02 server it lists the latest updates/packages

httpd.i386 2.2.353.el5_7.1 rhel-i386-server-5
httpd-manual.i386 2.2.3.53.el5_7.1 rhel-i386-server-5

When I run the same on the other server jdcumgt01 I get

Code:



In the /etc/yum.repos.d directory the file localrepo.repo exists on jdcumgt01

Code:
 
[root@jdcumgt01 yum.repos.d]# more localrepo.repo
[localrepo]
name=Local update Configuration
baseurl=file:///opt/localrepo/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release

What I would like some advise on is:

How do I fix this issue on jdcumgt01 server?

If I use the other server jdcumgt02 to update packages

How do I update the Apache software only on server jdcumgt02 and then update Apache on the rest of the Linux systems on the network?

Example - one server I would like to upgrade Apache on is currently configured

Quote:
[root@hostname yum.repos.d]# ls -l
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 164 Sep 29 2010 localproxy.repo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 561 Dec 14 2010 rhel-debuginfo.repo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 222 Dec 14 2010 rhel-source.repo

[root@hostname yum.repos.d]# more rhel-source.repo
[rhel-source]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever - Source
baseurl=ftp://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/linux/enterprise/$releasever/en/os/SRPMS/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release

[root@hostname yum.repos.d]# more localproxy.repo
[localproxy]
name=Updates from jdcumgt01
baseurl=http://jdcumgt01.xxxxxxx.xxx.xxx.xx
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release

[root@hostname yum.repos.d]# yum repolist
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
repoid reponame status
localproxy Updates from
jdcumgt01 enabled: 11,728
repolist: 11,728
[root@hostname yum.repos.d]#
Thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 09-22-2011
Quote:
We have a 2 yum repository servers (2.6.18-92.el5 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) that are RHN registered and should receive the latest patch/packages
Are all your systems that use Red Hat software registered with Red Hat or only these two systems?
# 3  
Old 09-23-2011
Hi,

Only the two managment servers are registered.... jdcumgt01 (x86_64 x86_64 x86_64) and jdcumgt02(i686 athlon i386). The other servers in the network should be configred and able to update from both the management servers depending on their architecture.

Example - I would like to upgrade Apache

I have just ran the following on the management server
[root@jdcumgt02]# yum update httpd

It finds the latest Apache version and dependencies, I download and Apache is installed.

I would now like to use yum to update Apache on one of the servers on my network from the management server jdcumgt02 however it does not detect the update or latest version of Apache.

Server configuration (non management server)

Code:
 
[root@hostname yum.repos.d]# more localproxy.repo
[localproxy]
name=Red Hat Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://jdcumgt02.xxxxxxx.xxx.xx
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release
[root@hostname yum.repos.d]#


Code:
 
[root@hostname /]# yum list updates | grep httpd
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
httpd.i386                             2.2.3-31.el5_4.2               localproxy
httpd-manual.i386                      2.2.3-31.el5_4.2               localproxy


Can you advise how I upgrade Apache on this server from the management server. How do I get it to detect the latest Apache version on the mamagement server and upgrade Apache.


The other problem I have is the other management server has the following error when I run yum list updates

Code:
 
[root@jdcumgt01 yum.repos.d]# yum list updates
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
file:///opt/localrepo/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 5] OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/opt/localrepo/repodata/repomd.xml'
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: localrepo. Please verify its path and try again

Any ideas how this can be fixed?

Thanks
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