How do you approach centralised patch management for Linux?
Most Configuration Management tools are really good at this. puppet and Chef being two of the most popular, and radmind being the one I use. The documentation for the specific tool will …
Linux patch management - Server Fault
I'm doing a internship to setup a Linux patch management system. It's a IT infrastructure management company with focus on Microsoft systems. They currently have ~15 Linux …
linux - is ksplice production ready? - Server Fault
2 Ksplice is an open-source kernel extension, but bear in mind that while the software is free and available for anyone to use, it's created specifically by and for a company that does Linux …
linux - Patching with Puppet - Server Fault
Patch management is a very broad topic that can have variables like company policy. Therefore there is no out of the box solution that fits all needs, and therefore, puppet only comes with the …
What is a good patch/update management server? - Server Fault
Is there a patch/update management server similar to WSUS, but that works with lots of vendors or developers? Update Some good soul decided to change the server tag to a Windows tag - …
linux - How to troubleshoot reboot issue after disruptive kernel …
We applied the monthly kernel disruptive patch but the server didn’t boot up after the patches. We rebooted manually from vcenter tool without any issue. My patch is completed on 12, Jul 00:26 …
windows - RHEL patch management via SCCM - Server Fault
Sep 22, 2015 · I'm looking for advice with RHEL patch management in a Windows environment. We run an Intranet that is completely disconnected from the Internet. Currently the network …
patch management for software compiled from source
Dec 29, 2009 · The main obstacle to getting linux products into the system isn't so much that the management dislikes non-windows as much as the current sys-admin thinks that they are …
How to disable auto-update for virtual machines in Azure?
Apr 21, 2022 · This article describes how you can enable the Update Management feature on one or more Azure virtual machines (VM). To enable Azure VMs at scale, you must enable an …
How to install security patches on CentOS 7.x - Server Fault
Oct 19, 2021 · I need to install several security and apllication patches. An example of a patch considered critical is below: Vulnerabilities 134087 - CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2020:0374)- …