[Yum] Assuming yes with YUM

[Konstantin Ryabitsev]

Ream, Jeff - BMG Columbia House, Inc wrote:
> I am using YUM to patch several servers via a process of remote login 
> with SSH and will be executing the “YUM update [package] command via 
> perl script to many servers in sequence. Since I am picking the packages 
> in advance, I am assuming that what ever needs to take place to update 
> the package should be OK.
> 
> Is there a situation in which YES might not be the correct response? 
> Since I am picking the packages in advance, I am assuming that what ever 
> needs to take place to update the package should be OK. I realize that 
> there may be some dependencies that may also require updating as well.

Normally, "-y" is a sane option for scripts where the admin has 
pre-selected the packages.

Regards,
-- 
Konstantin Ryabitsev
McGill University WSG

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