Description of problem: It would be very useful if the errata reports gave a listing of possible services that would be dependant on the updated packages. Or packages that are dependant on these new packages. I know people have trouble figuring out what needs to be restarted after an update. I think this would help relieve the uncertainty that leads to a lot of needless restarts. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Receive a RHN errata 2.Stare at it a while and relize, I guess I should just restart the machine 3. Actual Results: Everything works. But this is such overkill. Expected Results: I would restart 1 or 2 services and be sadisfied my system was secure and know that the uses of this box were not inconvenienced. Additional info:
reassigning to mjc since this is a text/process change in the errata system
We definately need to be more consistant with the messaging of what services are affected by a change and what needs restarting. We're already working on documentation for the next security guide update that explains how to work out when to restart, and i'll see how we can add it into the errata process. In the meantime this is a good resource: http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20030409.html