Re: SMPATCH security-patches only?

On 2006-12-15, Michael Schreiber <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Martin Paul <map@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:45704675$0$8024$3b214f66@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

Michael Schreiber <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
how can i tell smpatch only to update security and/or recommended
patches? with the Update Manager GUI is it possible to select them.
but i haven't found a way to tell smpatch only to apply security
pachtes.

Don't think it's possible. If you prefer a command line tool anyway,
take a look at pca (see sig). With that one, it's as easy as:

pca -l missing # Show all missing patches
or pca -d missingr # Download all missing recommended patches
or pca -i missings # Install all missing security patches
or pca -r missingrs # Show READMEs of all missing R/S patches

thanks for that great script!!

Indeed. I've rolled it out to all of our machines after a struggle with
smpatch left one of my machines unbootable on Tuesday.

Thank you very much.

Ceri
--
That must be wonderful! I don't understand it at all.
-- Moliere
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