How to update your system
Updating your system regularly is the first step in securing your server. You didn’t think of this did ya?
up2date configuration:
login as root, and issue the following command:
Code:
up2date –configure ENTER
select number for “removeSkipList” ENTER
C ENTER
Code:
select number for “pkgSkipList” ENTER
C ENTER
ENTER
What the above command does is it will remove “kernel” from the skip package list, and hence, everything, including the kernel can now be upgraded automatically.
Register with Redhat
Code:
rhn_register ENTER
NEXT
NEXT
enter a username, password and a valid email address NEXT
NEXT
Tab Tab NEXT
NEXT
FINISH
Enable Updates for the server
HTML Code:
https://rhn.redhat.com/
sign on with the above created username and password.
Click on the Systems Tab
Click System Entitlements
Select DEMO and click “update entitlements”
HTML Code:
Click systems
select the system
you will see !Updates available (more info) [click on more info]
select all the packages and click “update”
click “upgrade packages”
click “Confirm”
you can sign-out now
Update the server:
login as root, and issue the following command
Code:
up2date -u ENTER
If the system says it is busy, try again later.
From next time onwards, all you need to do is remember to issue the up2date -u ENTER command once a week to check and/or after learning that updates are available
