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wild card at the end of the character string means all packages beginning with the character string will
be excluded from the list. A wild card at the beginning of the character string means any packages
that end with the character string will be excluded from the list.
For example, if the string
kernel*
in the
Package Names to Skip
section, the
Red Hat Update
Agent
will not display any packages beginning with kernel.
To exclude packages by file name, follow the same rules except click the
Add
button next to the
File
Names to Skip
section.
Figure 3-3. Package Exceptions Settings
3.5. Command Line Version
The command line version of this tool performs the same function as the graphical version. It allows
you to configure the settings used by the
Red Hat Update Agent
and store them in the configuration
file
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/up2date
.
To run the command line version of the
Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool
, use the follow-
ing command:
up2date --nox --configure
You will be presented with a list of options and their current values:
0.
storageDir
/var/spool/up2date
1.
networkSetup
Yes
2.
headerCacheSize
40
3.
httpProxy
4.
debug
No
5.
useGPG
Yes
6.
networkRetries
5
7.
removeSkipList
[’kernel*’]
8.
retrieveOnly
No
9.
keepAfterInstall
No
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