Re: [cobalt-users] Managing software updates centrally

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Karri Puumanen wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I am working with a client who has hundreds of installed Cobalt servers.
> Currently they have no centralized methods of controlling what
> software/updates are installed on those servers. Since I'm quite paranoid
> about having the latest security updates installed especially with Linux OS,
> I came up with an idea:
> 
> -A cron job runs hourly on the Cobalt servers comparing the installed RPMs
> with a central database.
> -If the cron job (script) notices that a newer version is available it sends
> mail to a ticket system (Remedy/ARS).
> 
> Questions:
> -Does such a tool exist? ( RPM comparing with central server )
> -Has anyone done such a system before?
> 
> I know that it should not be too difficult to build a script to do the job
> but I try not to reinvent the wheel again.
> 
> All help is higly appreciated.
> 
> --
> 
> ++karri

Someone on this list wrote a tool to check out cobalt's updates page and
mail the specified email address of a change.
It's really not a problem writing a tool with list of cobalts and their
admin logins to install the pkg's...

- search the archives.

- shimi.