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Posted: 9 Apr 2004

Q:
I'd like to start the YaST Online Update (YOU) from a cron job. Is this possible? It would be a lot more convenient for us.



A:
Yes, indeed. This is an excellent method of doing the updates. The tool online_update is specially suitable for cron jobs and scripts. Check out this document for a nicely detailed explanation of how to set it up.

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