How to download, only the security updates and their dependency packages from RHN to a directory in RHEL5 and 6?

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Issue

  • How to download only security updates and their dependency packages to a directory in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and RHEL 6
  • yum
  • yum-downloadonly

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