Update-Behaviour

[SPQRInc]

Hello,

I would like to ask, if it is possible to use the yum-update on efa without crashing the software.

And: If I do auto-updates (Efa) - are custom changes on postfix's main.cf overwritten?

Thanks and have a nice weekend

[shawniverson]

If you run yum update...here's the safer method...

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yum --exclude="kernel* mysql* postfix* mailscanner* clamav* clamd*" update

Auto updates should leave main.cf intact as it uses the above yum update as well.

[pdwalker]

added to the wiki

[mitgib]

If you run yum update...here's the safer method...

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yum --exclude="kernel* mysql* postfix* mailscanner* clamav* clamd*" update

Auto updates should leave main.cf intact as it uses the above yum update as well.

Even safer would be to edit /etc/yum.conf and add the following

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exclude=kernel* mysql* postfix* mailscanner* clamav* clamd*

This way you are not fumbling for the wiki page on every update, but why would you not update the kernel? Unless you are also using ksplice or kernelcare or one of the other kernel patching services.

[shawniverson]

Adding this to yum.conf will cause problems down the road when these packages are actually targeted for update.

Also, kernel is excluded because many EFA users run on VMware, and vmware-tools or open-vmtools must be recompiled after every kernel update.

[ZimboKraut]

Hi there,
would it be safe to say, that if you are running on hardware, or possibly KVM, it would be safe to update the kernel?

[darky83]

It should be, I run a few systems on bare hardware and did a number of kernel upgrades without issue.
As you run it on bare hardware and/or in KVM I assume you have enough knowledge to fix possible issues.

Except VMware tools there are no items in EFA that require an specific kernel version.