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Subject:    Re: [webmin-l] Webmin 1.730/Red Hat Enterprise 6.5 - YUM
From:       "Jamie Cameron" <jcameron () webmin ! com>
Date:       2015-02-27 5:27:04
Message-ID: 1425014824.30127 () webmin ! com
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It looks like the output from "yum list-sec" is different to what
Webmin expects. I'll fix this in the next release..

On 26/Feb/2015 19:40 Derrick Krieger <krieger@ucmo.edu> wrote ..
> The refresh reported that there were no updates found. Once i disabled the
> epel repository, then it reported updates available.
> 
> As for the yum list-sec, yes the same packages appear. For example if I run
> yum list and grep for firefox, I get:
> 
> firefox.x86_64                  31.4.0-1.el6_6       @rhel-6-server-rpms
> 
> firefox.i686                    31.5.0-1.el6_6
> rhel-6-server-optional-rpms
> 
> firefox.x86_64                  31.5.0-1.el6_6       rhel-6-server-rpms
> 
> If I run yum list-sec and grep for firefox, I get:
> 
> RHSA-2015:0265 Critical/Sec.  firefox-31.5.0-1.el6_6.x86_64
> 
> 
> When I refresh the updates list in Webmin, it will show the firefox update,
> but does not indicate it as a security update. The top of the report
> doesn't show the 'Only security updates' hyperlink
> 
> [image: Inline image 1]
> 
> Typically the source column in the report would indicate it is a Security
> update, but it is only showing the repo name.
> 
> 
> On Feb 26, 2015 7:21 PM, "Jamie Cameron" <jcameron@webmin.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 26/Feb/2015 07:01 Derrick Krieger <krieger@ucmo.edu> wrote ..
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am having a couple of issues with the Software Package Updates module
> > on
> > > RHEL 6:
> > >
> > >    1. Performing Refresh Available Packages at times returns 0 available.
> > >    But, manually running 'yum check-update' will return a full list.
> > >    2. Security Updates are not listed
> > >
> > > I believe I have worked around the first one as it seems related to the
> > > EPEL repository. Outbound access from servers is through proxy. Not all
> > > mirrors for EPEL are authorized in the proxy, so yum will fail on
> > multiple
> > > mirrors before eventually accessing a supported one. If I disable the
> > EPEL
> > > repository and only enable as needed, the Software Package Updates runs
> > > successfully.
> >
> > Yeah, if the yum command fails completely then Webmin may not be able to
> > find
> > any packages. However, it shouldn't cache these kinds of negative results
> > - did
> > the refresh report that there were no installed packages found, or not
> > updates found?
> >
> > > The second issue is of more importance to me.  It appears the list comes
> > > from running the command 'yum list-sec' and then parse the results
> > looking
> > > for 'security' as opposed to bugfix or enhancement. I am not fluent in
> > > perl, so please forgive my false interpretations. The Webmin interface
> > does
> > > not identify any pending update as a security update. If I run 'yum
> > > list-sec' manually, I do get a list and the return shows Critical/Sec.
> > and
> > > Important/Sec. along with bugfix and enhancement. It doesn't actually
> > list
> > > the security entries as 'security'.  Could this be the reason Webmin
> > won't
> > > show the security updates in the list?
> >
> > Webmin should already supports running "yum list-sec" to distinguish
> > security
> > packages from regular updates. Do the same packages that list-sec shows
> > appear
> > when you run "yum list" ?
> >
> >  - Jamie
> >
> >
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