Hi,
If I configure my cent 5.2 to automatically download and install updates via yum at a certain interval , will my machine automatically reboot after the patches are applied?

thanx

I've never seen such a feature in yum. The system only reboots if you specifically set it to reboot.

Hi,
It's not a yum feature but rather a way of dealing with yum using yum-updatesd.



[root@mycomputer bin]# cat /etc/yum/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 = syslog
# 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 = yes
# automatically download deps of updates
do_download_deps = yes

if you use

# yum -y update

no, In *nix systems, the OS only does what you want it to do, if you want to restart it every time you update (not recommended at all) then you will use
# shutdown -r now

after the update

There's no need to reboot unless you installed a new kernel (and want to run it).