From 66ffc968d28042d3ac494307f0636749efb983ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Kangas Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:55:24 +0100 Subject: Fix `unattended-upgrade' instructions for squeeze --- fripost-docs.org | 40 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/fripost-docs.org b/fripost-docs.org index 1b234f1..c906fb6 100644 --- a/fripost-docs.org +++ b/fripost-docs.org @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Make sure your private key is in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2 PasswordAuthentication no X11Forwarding no -/etc/init.d/ssh restart +sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart # Without closing the current connection, try to connect to the server, # verifying that you can still connect. @@ -147,30 +147,20 @@ sudo aptitude install logcheck syslog-summary ** Configuring aptitude and friends -# We're going for a setup where we install many security updates automatically -# using the package "unattended-upgrades". Automated upgrades are in general not -# a very good idea, but "unattended-upgrades" takes steps to mitigate the problems -# with this kind of setup. Given the Debian security teams track record in recent -# years we believe the positives outweigh the negatives. -# +# We are going to automatically install many security updates using the package +# "unattended-upgrades". Automated upgrades are in general not a very good +# idea, but "unattended-upgrades" takes steps to mitigate the problems with this +# approach. Given the Debian security teams track record in recent years we +# believe the positives outweigh the negatives. +# # For the situations when unattended-upgrades fails (e.g. when there are -# configuration changes), we should e-mail the administrator. We will be using -# apticron to do this until the version of unattended-upgrades in stable supports -# mailing when an upgrade fails (the one in unstable does). -# -sudo aptitude install apticron unattended-upgrades +# configuration changes), there is an e-mail sent to the administrator. +# +sudo aptitude install unattended-upgrades :: /etc/apt/apt.conf :CONTENT: -// Limit download speed -//Acquire::http::Dl-Limit "70"; - -/* Unsupported in the version of unattended-upgrades that is in stable, - * but will later send an e-mail when an upgrade fails. - * Until this works in stable, we will use apticron. */ -//Unattended-Upgrade::Mail "skangas@skangas.se"; - APT { // Increase cache size to some arbitrary size. @@ -208,9 +198,17 @@ Aptitude } :END: +# Using Debian squeeze: +:: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades + + Unattended-Upgrade::Mail "admin@fripost.org"; + Acquire::http::Dl-Limit "70"; + +# Using Debian lenny: +sudo aptitude install apticron :: /etc/apticron/apticron.conf - EMAIL="skangas@skangas.se" + EMAIL="admin@fripost.org" ** Reconfigure exim -- cgit v1.2.3