Suse Linux Centralized Server To Update All Desktops

[pshirsha]

Hello All,

I am working on SuSe Linux Platform. Some times ago i got an issue with an application for which i had to update that in all desktops (SLED == SuSe Linux Desktop).

Since this time number of desktops were less then it was possible to go and update package manually. But in coming days the number of desktops are going to be large around 1K.

So my concern over here is as follows.

1) I want to develop something by which user at each desktop will run
command and it will list out the packages to be updated.

2) Or something like i can push the updates seamlessly to all desktops.

One thing which i am thinking is to write a shell script on central server , which will get into all desktops one-by-one and run the update command through SSH. For this i will have to have password less authentication from all desktops.

This is intranet set-up.

Any further insight or help will be much appreciated.

Thanks

[gogalthorp]

You could have a central repository which you sync with the official repo's then have your desktops use that to update from. No need for complex custom scripts. Just set the DT to use the local repo and auto-update. Also you could maintain 2 repos's one synced to the Official which only you use to test all updates before moving them to the public repos that your users would use.

[pshirsha]

Thank you very much gogalthorp for your valuable input.

Sorry for asking this novice question, but could you please give me any link which has some documentation on solution what you have suggested me ?

Thanks,

[gogalthorp]

Try this

The Lazy Sys Admin OpenSUSE Local Update Repository