Linux security updates downlaod
 

Hello
I am trying to use yum-plugin-security and yum-downloadonly plugin to download all the security patches to a directory and push it out from my satellite server.
I was wondering if there is anything I can type to download all the packages for me instead of having to type out everypackage name one at a time.

--I was trying to use package name security to download all the security packages but it didnt work.
# yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=/tmp/secrepo/ security
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, rhnplugin, security, subscription-manager
Setting up Install Process
No package security available.
Error: Nothing to do

--there are new security patches avaialble
# yum updateinfo list sec
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, rhnplugin, security, subscription-manager
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.
RHSA-2014:1293 Critical/Sec. bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.x86_64
RHSA-2014:0043 Moderate/Sec. bind-libs-32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64
RHSA-2014:0043 Moderate/Sec. bind-utils-32:9.8.2-0.23.rc1.el6_5.1.x86_64
RHSA-2013:1866 Moderate/Sec. ca-certificates-2013.1.95-65.1.el6_5.noarch
RHSA-2014:0561 Moderate/Sec. curl-7.19.7-37.el6_5.3.x86_64
RHSA-2013:1674 Moderate/Sec. dracut-004-336.el6.noarch
RHSA-2013:1674 Moderate/Sec. dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch
RHSA-2014:1110 Important/Sec. glibc-2.12-1.132.el6_5.4.x86_64
RHSA-2014:1110 Important/Sec. glibc-common-2.12-1.132.el6_5.4.x86_64
RHSA-2014:0246 Important/Sec. gnutls-2.8.5-13.el6_5.x86_64
RHSA-2014:0595 Important/Sec. gnutls-2.8.5-14.el6_5.x86_64
RHSA-2013:0512 Low/Sec. httpd-2.2.15-26.el6.x86_64
RHSA-2013:0815 Moderate/Sec. httpd-2.2.15-28.el6_4.x86_64
RHSA-2013:1156 Moderate/Sec. httpd-2.2.15-29.el6_4.x86_64
RHSA-2014:0370 Moderate/Sec. httpd-2.2.15-30.el6_5.x86_64
RHSA-2014:0920 Important/Sec. httpd-2.2.15-31.el6_5.x86_64
RHSA-2013:0512 Low/Sec. httpd-tools-2.2.15-26.el6.x86_64
RHSA-2013:0815 Moderate/Sec. httpd-tools-2.2.15-28.el6_4.x86_64



--If I type the package name one at a time I can download them but I am looking for a faster way

# yum install --downloadonly --downloaddir=/tmp/secrepo/ bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.1.x86_64
Loaded plugins: downloadonly, product-id, rhnplugin, security, subscription-manager
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package bash.x86_64 0:4.1.2-15.el6_4 will be updated
---> Package bash.x86_64 0:4.1.2-15.el6_5.1 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Updating:
bash x86_64 4.1.2-15.el6_5.1 rhel-x86_64-server-6 905 k

FYI, since you are running Red Hat you can call up Red Hat support for help with your issue.

If you run 'yum update' it should download all updates, regardless of specifying additional switches like "--downloadonly".