What is yum-cron ?
Issue
- The
yum-cron
package provides a convenient way to check for, download and apply updates automatically. - The cron jobs from the
yum-cron
package are active immediately after installing the package and there’s no extra configuration necessary. The job will be run when daily cron jobs are set to run.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.x
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