Unattended linux updates

[danny.howerton at gmail.com (Dan Howerton)]

Any distro will be able to update itself with cron
http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Nathan Sweaney <NSweaney at tulsacash.com>wrote:

>  Is anyone experienced with unattended updates with any linux distros?  I
> have a client who has 20 or so boxes with very minimal requirements.
> Basically they just need to run & keep themselves updated with minimal
> interaction.  Security is the primary reason for wanting to do the updates
> as the local networks also host other systems that are somewhat varied.
> There won?t be any externally-accessible services running and unless there
> are problems no one will ever interact with the boxes.  They don?t even have
> keyboards, mice or monitors.
>
>
>
> Any recommendations for a linux distro that can auto-update with minimal
> problems?
>
>
>
> - Nathan
>
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