applying patches

[sentmemail]

hi,
is there a way to download and install patches automatically?
thanks

 

[n0cmonkey]

You could setup a script to download the latest -current or -stable from cvs, look at what has been updated, build those parts of the tree, and then install those parts. But, I'm not sure if that is really wise, especially with -current.

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You could setup a script to download the latest -current or -stable from cvs, look at what has been updated, build those parts of the tree, and then install those parts. But, I'm not sure if that is really wise, especially with -current.

LOL, c'mon you're being mean here 😛

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Sunner

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You could setup a script to download the latest -current or -stable from cvs, look at what has been updated, build those parts of the tree, and then install those parts. But, I'm not sure if that is really wise, especially with -current.

LOL, c'mon you're being mean here 😛

Ok, setup a script to download the latest patch cluster from Sun, untar it, run the install command, and email you when it is done so you can reboot it if necessary.

Or, setup a script to ftp down all of the latest .rpms from RedHat's ftp server, installs them, and emails you to let you know it is done so you can reboot if necessary.

Or setup a script to to an apt update.

Did I miss any major ones?

 

[Tates]

MS will incorporate automatic patching in the upcoming Longhorn OS.

 

[sentmemail]

i need to choose about 10 patches to download and update on 20 windows 2000 computers, is there a faster way to do it?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: sentmemail
i need to choose about 10 patches to download and update on 20 windows 2000 computers, is there a faster way to do it?

Can't you add something like this to the login scripts or something?